Dr Sarath Obeysekera 

Good lesson to all the parents 

When I saw a woman in TV shouting at police near the Mahara prison claiming that her son used drugs with her own money not government’s money

A prisoner sentenced to death and awaiting execution asked as his last wish for a pencil and paper. After writing for several minutes, the condemned man called the prison guard and asked that the letter be delivered to his biological mother.

The letter said…

Mother, if there were more justice in this world, we would both be executed, not just me. You are as guilty as I am for the life I have led.

Remember when I stole and took home a bicycle from a boy like me?

You helped me hide it so my father wouldn’t find out.

Remember when I stole money from my neighbor’s wallet?

You came with me to spend it at the shopping mall.

Remember when you argued with my father and he left?

He just wanted to correct me for stealing the final results of the course, which led to my expulsion.

Mom, I was just a child, then I became a troubled teenager, and now I’m a rather poorly formed man.

Mom, I was just a child who needed correction, not approval. But even so, I forgive you!

I only ask that you get this letter to as many parents as possible in the world, so they know that what makes all men become good or bad people…is…

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world (Nelson Mandela).

Education and discipline begin in the earliest years of childhood and last until the last day of life (Pythagoras).

Educate the children so that it is not necessary to punish the adults (Pythagoras)

Regards

Dr Sarath Obeysekera