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To my brother, with love
Looking back at the years that have gone by, I wonder what more could go wrong for me?

Indeed my life has never been a bed of roses, it has always been heartaches and disappointments.

December 6, 1998, my life turned from bad to worse. I ended up in hospital and my whole life fell apart.

Almost everyone knew me well in the hospital as I was a regular visitor. Sometimes my stay there lasted 6 to 7 days which I hated and by this time I was starting to lose my hair.

There was a pain in my heart that none could see or feel, I was very young at that time. I was surrounded by loneliness.

One time I felt empty and lonely. I felt awful. I didn't feel like a normal human being, then I realised something was really wrong with me.

I looked at myself in the mirror. I didn't like what I saw because it wasn't a pretty sight. It seemed like one of the saddest sights on earth.

I asked Allah, why me? I told Him that I am sorry I didn't obey and to please forgive me if I was rude to everyone after asking forgiveness. I felt He was going to send for me soon, so I bowed my head and said to Him, "Please dear Almighty God, when the Angel of Death has come for my soul, ask him to smile with me. Then I'll know that You have saved the best for the last. Then I'll be more than happy to return to You!"

I recovered after a couple of months. I didn't die as I feared I would, but the pain was still there. My brother always told me that time would heal my pain. It's been almost 4 years now. I've fully recovered.

I guess you were right, time did heal my pain and made me realise how lucky I was to have a brother like you.

I really appreciate what you have done for me. Your kind words and encouragement brought back the sunshine into my gloomy life.
Sheera

Floods
Sky becomes dark
there's thunder and lightning
birds fly to their nests
raindrops kiss the earth

It's raining so hard
waters flood the roads
breeze becomes harsh
people rush to the temple

Ladies in fashionable dresses
distribute food and clothes
filled stomachs laugh
so, we love floods.
Anjalie Chandima Silva

Goodbye school
It's a hearty goodbye to school.. yes, the learning process doesn't end here.. but there are somethings that do end with school life... The friends at school, the fun we had... of course, there were the studies.... Friendship, love, trust, betrayal and times of sadness and tears - I've found all these during 12 years of school. It was a whole and complete education, truly.

So I guess this is it. We'll never get to laugh and enjoy the way we have done in those uniforms that we used to seemingly dislike so much, but which we now miss dearly. We will never get pulled up and scolded by teachers for all the dumb and crazy stuff that we did. We will never go through those beautiful times again. Nevertheless, they are forever etched in our hearts and minds for all time.
Shorty

Thank you....
Thanks for pointing out my wrongs and rights..
Thanks for being there for me whenever you can..
Thanks for warming my heart with your voice..
Thanks for teaching me the true meaning of love..
Thanks for the words you said to comfort my broken heart..
Thanks for letting me love you.
Thanks for your love in return
Thanks for giving me a chance to feel insane
Thanks for teaching me how to live with a faded heart
Thanks for giving me the power to hear someone else's name.
Thanks for giving me more power to love you still the same.
And thanks for teaching me the lesson of life.
Yo, Yo

Friends for life
Man is a social animal and during his journey from birth to death he gets in to various groups. To start with, he is a member of the family unit. Then he becomes a member of his nursery group, the lower school group, the upper school group, and so on.... he passes through various classes of people in the different stages of life. It is among the members of these social groups he finds his friends.

The basis of friendship is common interest. Good friends are a source of strength. They inspire us with confidence and make available to us advice, guidance and help when needed. Understanding a person's aims, ways of thinking and attitudes is no easy task, specially in the world of today where people walk around in masks, changing them conveniently to suit the occasion.

Experience is the best teacher and with experience one may have no difficulty in choosing good friends. So good friends are a valuable asset who make life's journey easy for us.
Udari Tennakoon

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