W.P.Tharusha Pathirana

  On the importance of studying English        English is the key to all human though and knowledge. All the great books in the world have been translated into English.   English is a language spoken by 1/5 of the people of the world. Therefore people who studies English is not only normal man who has a broad education of all the sciences 8 arts , but also citizen of the world , who can be understood in almost ony part of the civilized world.       There are most thousands of Sri Lankan people who go to the middle western countries every year now and those who have a knowledge ' how ever small it may be of the English language have an advantage over those who know no English .  All famouse leaders, presidents they always use to English language to speak and drstribute their ideas all over the world .     A man with a full knowledge of English is not a narrow minded , cultured polished and in many senses a perfect gntleman...

  *Books* Books are keys to wisdom's treasure.       There was a time in the history of the world when only the rich were able to buy books were in main copy I man script from byt after john Guttenburg invented the printing press, books came out in thousands copres and the poor people were able to take the goodness of education.  The free barrowing libraries and mobile libraries ( e - library ) do a great service in spreading the habit of reading by reading , a people inteligence and knowledge are increased.   Any people can gain pleasure by reading books. On the other hand , books can corrupt and destroy the societg , so books have their merits and demerits but the merits par out weight the demerits and so the school master is abroad. Which means that good education is spreading and this mostly through books. Books are keys to wisdom's treasure.       There was a time in the history of the world when only the rich were able to buy books...

 The rice tree                 We call the jak tree in rice tree. We can find a jak tree in almost every home garden. It is a big tree. The leaves are small and dark green in colour. Jak is an important food supplement to sri lankans. Jak is very nutritious. Properly boiled jak and scraped coconut is a tasty meal. Very young jak fruits are called "polos". It is very delicious cirry and the polos mallum is a tasty too. The ripe jak fruits are very delicious. Therefore the jak tree is very important to sri lankans.

  Tsunami                   On sunday, desember 26th the tsunami or tidal waves wreaked across sri lanka, as well as many other countries, in the asian region. Massive waves are usually caused by earthquakes deep under the ocean floor. These waves can travel a long distance.                    Caused by strong seismic shocks, tsunamis can reach huge heights and speesds, picking up strength as they cross the ocean. They often culminate in disastrous, thousands of kilometers frome where they originated. However despite the terror they can unleash on coastal areas, they are sometimes barely noticeable out at sea. According to some, a tsunami could hardly be felt if you are in the sea on a boat. It becomes powerful only when it is near the shore and reaches shallow water, which then can push waves over ten times higher than tha sea water level.              ...

  The farmer                      "When the farmer removes his mud, he will qualify for the king" it is an old saying.                     The farmer is a very important person in our country. He performs a very great job.                      Farmers work in a paddy fields or in a chena. They get up early in the morning. Then work untill evening. The farmer is not lazy and works very hard. He is a helpful person. He cultivates paddy, vegetables, fruits and many eatables. His wife and children always help in his work. Today the farmers get their work done by modern equipment. He is a very happy and healthy man. We must be thankful to him.

 True friendship True friendship is a rare friend, lasting a life time Friendship is supportive, whole some & priceless Friendship must grow But is difficult to keep The basis of a good friendship is selfless dedicated love of special kind