Janith Viduranga

                                                    Guru Geethaya   Guru Geethaya is a book translated to Sinhalese(my native language) by Dadigama V Rudrugu in a way back when. The original title is Der erste Lehrer (The First Teacher) by Russian author Chinghiz Aitmatov. If I translate the word Guru Gethaya into English it would mean “Teacher’s song”. This book became pretty popular in my childhood. Maybe because it became a common gift for the children. And our teachers openly  supported it (the book portray them in a favorable light). However, I never had the chance to read it as a child. I only got to read it last week thanks to a recommendation made by my cousin. The first thing I liked was the way the author describe the background of the story. He gives us a clear view of the environment that the story took place in....

           Anonymous Anonymous is a decentralized international activist and hacktivist collective and movement primarily known for its various cyberattacks against several governments, government institutions and government agencies, corporations and the Church of Scientology. Anonymous An emblem that is commonly associated with Anonymous. The "man without a head" represents anonymity and leaderless organization. Anonymous originated in 2003 on the imageboard 4chan representing the concept of many online and offline community users simultaneously existing as an "anarchic", digitized "global brain" or "hivemind".  Anonymous members (known as anions) can sometimes be distinguished in public by the wearing of Guy Fawkes masks in the style portrayed in the graphic novel and film V for Vendetta. Some anions  also opt to mask their voices through voice changers or text-to-speech programs.

                                            Reading   Reading is a very useful hobby. It helps us spend our leisure time in a useful manner. Books can be regarded as our friends. “Reading makes a full man,” said Francis Bacon. I’m a member of the school library. I borrow two books at a time. One of them is a Sinhala book and the other one is an English book. I can keep them for a period of two weeks. We get pleasure by reading novels and short stories. We can learn good qualities of great persons by reading their biographies. We can improve our knowledge by reading novels, short stories, magazines and newspapers. It is said that knowledge is power. The best way to gain knowledge is by reading books.

  Health Health was earlier said to be the ability of the body functioning well. However, as time evolved, the definition of health also evolved. It cannot be stressed enough that health is the primary thing after which everything else follows. when you maintain good health, everything else falls into place.                                      Similar, maintaining good health is dependent on a lot of factors. It rangers from the air you breathe to the type of people you choose to spend your time with. Health has a importance. If even one of them is missing, a person cannot be completely healthy. Parents always take care of their children’s physical needs. They feed them with nutritious foods and always dress up their wounds immediately. However, they fail to notice the deteriorating mental health of their child. Mostly so, because th...

  Friendship Friendship is one of the greatest bonds anyone can ever wish for. Lucky are those who have friends they can trust. Friendship is a devoted relationship between two individuals. They both feel immense care and love for each other. Usually, a friendship is shared bye two people who have similar interests and feelings.                                     You meet many along the way of life but only some stay with you forever. Those are your real friends who stay by your side through thick and thin. Friendship is the most beautiful gift you can which stays with a person forever. A person who acquainted with many persons in their life. However, the closet ones become our friends. You may have a large friend circle in school or college, but you know you can only count on one or two people with w...

  Happiness Happiness is something which we can’t describe in words it can only be felt from someone’s expression of a smile. Likewise, happiness is a signal or identification of good and prosperous life. Happiness is very simple to feel and difficult to describe. Moreover, happiness comes from within and no one can steal your happiness.                            Every day we see and meet people who look happy from the outside but deep down they are broken and are sad from the inside. For many people, money is the main cause of happiness or grief. But this is not right. Money can buy food, luxurious houses, healthy lifestyle servants and many more facilities but money can’t buy your happiness. And I money can buy happiness then the rich would be the happiest person on the earth. But, we see a country image of the rich as they are sad, fearful, anxious, stressed, and suffering from various problems. I...

  Earth The earth is the planet that we live on and it is the fifth-largest planet. It is positioned in third place from the sun. Our earth is the only planet that can sustain humans and other living species. The vital substance such as air, water, and land make it possible.                            The rocks make up the earth that has been around for billions of years. similarly, water also makes up the earth. In fact, water covers 70% of the surface. It includes the oceans that you see, the rivers, the sea and more. Thus, the remaining 30% is covered with land. The earth moves around the sun in an orbit and takes around 364 days plus 6 hours to complete one round around it. we refer to it as   a year. Just like revolution, the earth also rotates on its axis within 24 hours that we refer to as a solar day. when rotation is happening, some...

  Politics When we hear the tern politics, we usually think of the government, politicians and politicians and political parties. For a country to have an organized government and work as per specific guidelines, we require a certain organization. This is where politics comes in, as it essentially forms the government. Every country, group and organization use politics to instrument various ways to organize their events, prospects and more. Politics does not limit to those in power in the government. It is also about the ones who are in the run to achieve the same power. The candidates of the opposition party question the party on power during political debates. They intend to inform people and make them aware of their agenda and what the present government is doing. All this is done with the help of politics only. Dirty politics refers to the kind of politics in which move are made for the personal interest of a person or party. It ignores the overall development of a nati...

  Environment All living things that live on earth comes under the environment. whether they live on land or water they are part of the environment. The environment also includes air, water, sunlight, plants, animals etc.                                  Moreover, the earth is considered the only planet in the universe that supports life. The environment can be understood as a blanket that keeps life on the planet sage and sound.               Importance of environment We truly cannot understand the real worth of the environment. But we can estimate some of its importance that can help us understand its importance. It plays a vital role in keeping living things healthy in the environment. Likewise, it maintains the ecological balance that will keep check...

                                Self-confidence Self-confidence refer to the state of mind where a person pushes their boundaries and encourage belief within oneself. It is something which comes from self-love. In order to have confidence in your self, one must love oneself to get freedom from constant doubt. This essay on self confidence will help you learn more about   it in details.   It won’t be far-fetched to say that self-confidence is the key to success. If not, it is definitely the first step towards success, when a person has self-confidence, they are halfway through their battle.   It makes them stand out of the crowd. when you stand apart, people will definitely notice you. thus, it increases your chances of attaining success in life. Alternatively, if there is a person who does not trust or believe in himself, it will be tough. They will find it hard to a...

  Importance of education To say education is important is an understatement.Education is a weapon to improve one’s life.It is probably the most important tool to change one’s life.Education for a child begins at home.It is a lifelong process that ends with death.Education certainly determines the quality of an individual’s life.Education improves one’s knowledge,skills and develops the personality and attitude.most noteworthy,education affects the chances of employment foe people.A highly educated individual is probably very likely to get a good job.In this essay on importance of education,we will tell you about the value of education in life and society.                             Importance of education life First of all,Education teaches the ability to read and write.Reading and writing is the first step in education.Most information is done...

  Internet   we live in the age of internet. Also, it has become an important part of our life that we can’t live without it. Besides, the internet is an invention of high-end science and modern technology. Apart from that, we are connected to internet all day. Also, we can send big and small messages and information faster than ever. In this essay on internet, we are going to discuss various things related to the internet.                                Reach of internet                 It is very difficult to estimate the area that the internet cover.Also,every second million people remain connected to it with any problems or issues.Apart from that,just like all the things the internet also has some good and bad effect on the life of people.So the f...

                Positive thinking Positive thinking refers to a belief or mental attitude which makes us think that good things will happen eventually and our efforts will pay off sooner or later. It is the opposite of negative thinking which makes our mind full of stress and fear. Positive thinking will show u how it reinforce thoughts like optimism and hope and works wonder. Benefits of positive thinking Let it be clear that positive thinking does not mean you do not notice the bad things in life. It means you try to find a solution in a productive way instead of whining about it. There are many benefits of positive thinking. The first one is better health. Negative thinking’s gives rise to anxiety, stress, frustration and more. However, positive thinking helps you avoid all this and focus on staying healthy and doing better in life. Further, it is essential for us to fight depletion which positive thinking helps with. similar, it wi...