{"id":88907,"date":"2019-05-16T16:18:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T23:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=88907"},"modified":"2019-05-16T16:18:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T23:18:40","slug":"we-sri-lankans-have-the-memory-of-a-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2019\/05\/16\/we-sri-lankans-have-the-memory-of-a-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"We Sri Lankans have the memory of a fish \u2026\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Dr Sarath Obeysekera<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-lankaweb-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"faq3fN429A\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2016\/03\/15\/our-memory-is-short-like-the-momory-of-a-fish\/\">OUR MEMORY IS SHORT LIKE THE MOMORY OF A FISH \u2026\u2026..<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;OUR MEMORY IS SHORT LIKE THE MOMORY OF A FISH \u2026\u2026..&#8221; &#8212; LankaWeb.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2016\/03\/15\/our-memory-is-short-like-the-momory-of-a-fish\/embed\/#?secret=MtPPJgV6qX#?secret=faq3fN429A\" data-secret=\"faq3fN429A\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is republish again with few additions <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OUR MEMORY IS SHORT LIKE THE MOMORY\nOF A FISH \u2026\u2026..<\/strong><br>\nPosted on March 15th, 2016 Lankaweb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Dr\nSarath Obeysekera<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They say that fish keep going around\nthe tank wall because he forgets where he was&nbsp; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We Sri Lankans are also like fish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 2015 people were fed with\ninformation about nepotism and corruption \u2013Now forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millions in Dubai \u2013now forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday leader\u2019s murder \u2013Forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kollonnawa garbage problem during\nheavy rains \u2013Now forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fan of a foreign singer throwing a\nbra and creates chaos. And president promised to use tail of the\n&nbsp;fish&nbsp; -Now forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mega deals by a yahaplanaya\nminster&nbsp; &nbsp;leasing our harbours\n\u2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Now forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ETCA\n\u2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Almost forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GMOA and SAITEM \u2013&nbsp;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;Forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noise pollution by Pann Chuun Three\nwheelers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sajin and Basil locked up \u2013Forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good looking female MP\u2019s upper hand\nin law enforcement -Forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seya;s muder \u2013forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thajudeen muder still making ripples\nbut almost forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tusks destroyed in Galle Face\nspending colossal amount &nbsp;money\u2026&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danno Budunge song sung by a soprano\nin Galle Face\u2026&nbsp; Forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TV presenter calling her &nbsp;a\nHowling Cat&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2026&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\nForgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Extended Power Cuts&nbsp; \u2013<strong>Will\nbe forgotten when rain comes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We live with anxiety and continue to\nlive with hopes because of our media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media can manipulate the whole nation\n&nbsp;&nbsp;We keep looking for new episodes to keep our memory live<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I listen to a renown Buddhist monk\nwho recited a sermon and said that the &nbsp;Last bit of Memory Coming to your\nMind before you die ( your good and bad deeds) decides where you are reborn\nirrespective of good Karma ( good deeds) you have committed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it is about some evil act your\nneighbour did to you and you had a hatred towards him &nbsp;and it is the last\nthing&nbsp; coming to your mind before you die ,you may be re-borne &nbsp;as an\nanimal in his garden &nbsp;like a porcupine and destroy all his crops\n!!or&nbsp; urban monkey eating all the bananas ( like what is happening to me\nnow though I am still NOT DEAD !)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I told my wife that old people get\ndementia because they have done many good deeds ,,, what ever &nbsp;bad karma\nthey would have committed will not come to your mind before you die as you have\nCronic Dimentia\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In our country I think we have some\nsort of Dimentia and I am happy about it as I can forget and forego\n!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today I visited Waters Edge to have a meeting with someone for\nbusiness.After much checking at the entrance,I sat in the lobby&nbsp; witnessing the preparations for a grand\nwedding .What I saw was disgusting .Well-to-do people conned by Wedding\nPlanners overspending for decorations of and around a Marquee installed in the\ngreen of the Waters Edge .It is an Air conditioned Marquee with loud music and\nsumptuous food may be .<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I was wondering why the people have forgotten the tragedy which took\nplace three weeks back and few incidents of violent nature in this island in\nsuch a short time to wine and dance&nbsp; like\nthis ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There are Buddhist and also Christians in the crowd who behave like fish\ncircling around the tank forgetting the suffering of the innocent church goers\nand foreigners and also some innocent muslims . <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr\nSarath Obeysekera<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3 Responses to OUR MEMORY IS SHORT\nLIKE THE MEMORY OF A FISH \u2026\u2026..\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n \n \n\n \n<\/strong><strong>Ancient Sinhalaya&nbsp;Says:&nbsp;<br>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2016\/03\/15\/our-memory-is-short-like-the-momory-of-a-fish\/#comment-82443\">March 16th, 2016 at 4:39 am<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Forgot to mention BHEESHANA SAMAYA? Started by Adarmista thambi\nmudiyanselage alugosu jr, carried on by lk porisada and pol pot ponil. Not\nsurprisingly Sinhalese conveniently<br>\nforgotten it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even jaathiya vinashakari party (jvp)\nitself has conveniently forgotten it<br>\nand going to be bed with pol pot ponil. Shame on them for sending 60,000+\nSinhalese<br>\nBuddhists as canon fodder to catholic-run UNPatirotic party torture chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\n \n<\/strong><strong>Ancient Sinhalaya&nbsp;Says:&nbsp;<br>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2016\/03\/15\/our-memory-is-short-like-the-momory-of-a-fish\/#comment-82444\">March 16th, 2016 at 4:44 am<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Two very useful links to\nshort-memoried Sinhalese fish:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018National Hero\u2019, the \u2018Father of\nthe Nation\u2019 (to red elephants) pol pot ponil at work:<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cV6_o9txURc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cV6_o9txURc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\n \n<\/strong><strong>Christie&nbsp;Says:&nbsp;<br>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2016\/03\/15\/our-memory-is-short-like-the-momory-of-a-fish\/#comment-82445\">March 16th, 2016 at 5:16 am<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0da2\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0dd9 \u0dba\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0d85\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc4\u0dbd\u0dba\u0dda \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0daf\u0dd3\u0db1\u0dca (\u0dc3\u0db8\u0da2\u0dc0\u0da9\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca) \u0db8\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d89\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dbb\u0db4\u0ddd\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0d89\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0d85\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0daf\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0d9c\u0dda \u0db8\u0ddc\u0dbd \u0d9a\u0dd1\u0db8\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db8\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0ddd\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dc0\u0dd6\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca\u0dba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc3 \u0dc0\u0dd6\u0dba\u0dda \u0db8\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc4\u0dbd\u0dba\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db8\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0daf\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc4\u0dbd \u0db8\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0db8\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dba\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dad\u0dca\u0dba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0d85\u0daf\u0dad\u0dca \u0d8b\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0d91\u0dba\u0db8\u0dba. \u0dc4\u0dd9\u0da7\u0dad\u0dca \u0d91\u0dc3\u0dda\u0db8\u0daf?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Sarath Obeysekera It is republish again with few additions OUR MEMORY IS SHORT LIKE THE MOMORY OF A FISH \u2026\u2026.. Posted on March 15th, 2016 Lankaweb Dr Sarath Obeysekera They say that fish keep going around the tank wall because he forgets where he was&nbsp; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; We Sri Lankans are also like fish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dr-sarath-obeysekera"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88907\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}