Building A "New Nation"

Building a "New Nation" - Renton de Alwis

Most gave without seeking anything in return, while some others sought to brand their efforts. Nevertheless, they were all real and met the needs of the hour.

The tsunami, with all its destructive force emptied on us, had brought us all together; given all of us the realisation of the truism that, ‘united we stand, divided we fall’ – a realisation and a reality that the pre-tsunami world of the Sri Lankan polity had refused to accept.