Every society is shaped not only by its laws and institutions, but by what it chooses to admire. Respect, who receives it and why, quietly influences behavior, ambition, and responsibility. When respect is earned through contribution, effort, and competence, societies grow stronger. When it is granted mainly through money, status, popularity, or loud opinion, progress becomes fragile. Sri Lanka today stands at a moment where this distinction matters more than ever.
In developed countries, for example in the USA, respect...
I dream of you in quiet hours,A secret place where my heart sours.Your glance, your voice, your gentle way,Leaves traces that will not decay.
We walk our lives, yet somehow near,A whispered bond that feels sincere.I do not know what this can be,Just that you live inside of me.
Though words may falter, hearts can speak,In fleeting moments, soft and meek.A touch of meaning in every glance,A silent rhythm, a quiet dance.
We both belong to other lives,Yet something here quietly survives.A...