{"id":137894,"date":"2015-01-26T01:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T19:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=137894"},"modified":"2015-01-31T00:16:03","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T18:46:03","slug":"promises-and-promise-keeping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/promises-and-promise-keeping\/","title":{"rendered":"Promises And Promise Keeping"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Pamodhi Kuruppu<\/span><\/a> –<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Pamodhi<\/a>

Pamodhi Kuruppu<\/p><\/div>\n

When was the last you made a promise to someone?<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019ll take out the trash after dinner next time\u2019<\/p>\n

If you are the Boss in a workplace, there\u2019s something your co workers will always like to hear. \u2018I promise we\u2019ll give you a promotion in six months\u2019. How often have you done this?<\/p>\n

We make commitments to others. Most often. But the question is \u2013 have you kept your promises? It is impossible to follow through on every single promise you make in life. But knowing how many you break and how much you handle is important. It will tell you who you are and what you are. Breaking promises communicate many things. It can make the other party feel that you don\u2019t value him or her anymore. Even when you break small promises, others learn that they cannot count on you. Even tiny fissures in relationships that we build are marked by broken promises. Not keeping a promise is more the same as disrespecting yourself, I think. And at the end it can damage our self \u2013image and self esteem.<\/p>\n

Promises were pumped up. Heavily. A month ago. There was stage talk. A lot. It was quite a time for politicians to reminisce the forgotten promises. That\u2019s how things are when elections are close by. But they are not \u2018promises\u2019 always. Politicians often forget what they as time passes by. So who on earth are they convincing? This is the election dilemma. Elections are commitment games. But they are not necessarily. Voters will support the most appealing policies. But who knows whether they will follow through? All we have is their word. Their assurance. Election promises are there for breaking .<\/p>\n

\"Ranil<\/a>Sure that voters weigh up the honesty of a candidate. But honesty shouldn\u2019t be the only factor to determine who will be the best. Potential of a candidate matters too.<\/p>\n

Anyway we have chosen who is going to lead us for the next few years. . It\u2019s over. Finally. They have made their day under the sun. Ballet boxes gone. Some won. Some lost. Elections are like anything that we play. Sometimes we cry. Sometimes we laugh. Maithripala<\/span><\/a> was lucky. And guess who did the trick? It\u2019s like a bonus for many who wanted a change. However, it\u2019s high time to shut up ourselves now. It\u2019s done. Dusted.<\/p>\n

Dusted?<\/p>\n

Well, not apparently. People still sing and dance about the win and lose. Celebrations aren\u2019t over. It\u2019s upsetting to see what\u2019s happening in Face book and other social media sites. Some throwing hate speech among each other on Mahinda<\/span><\/a> \u2013Maithri politics. Some utterly worried about the yahapalanaya. And some talking of separatism again. There\u2019s something we have got to do. We need to throw away the word \u2018separatism\u2019 from our dictionaries.Badly. Those who talk of separatism and those trying to bring back terror need to understand a few things. LTTE<\/span><\/a> is gone. Terrorism is dead. We\u2019ve not heard of any unofficial use of violence since the day it was ended. That was in 2009. No bombs. No curfews. No roadblocks. So it\u2019s quite obvious that the Northerners do need peace. And they have accepted peace. This is not time for racial politics or party politics. All we need is a unification of everything. And look forward to an uncorrupted and developed country.<\/p>\n

In bringing all the change , development and what not , Maithripala has promised us a 100 day plan. 100 days are going to be hard. Some would be even harder unless there is enough money to drag in. And look at the cabinet. It\u2019s not the kind of thing most people wanted. Sounds like those who couldn\u2019t make their wishes come true have already made them. Be careful. What you wish for might not be what the voters want. Cabinets aren\u2019t there to make wishes come true or for demotions or promotions. There again qualifications and competency matters.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong. I\u2019ve learnt that Maithripala won majority of the mandates. Thought it was him who defeated Mahinda. But things are confusing. I\u2019ve heard some saying that old elephant story is back again. It\u2019s more or less a Ranil<\/span><\/a> show. Well, he under wooded things so far . Then what will happen to Maithripala\u2019s promises? Will he do them by himself in coming days? Or are they going to happen the way Ranil wants?<\/p>\n

Having said all these , let\u2019s forget not carp at what is been done so far. There\u2019s more to come. We are eagerly waiting to see the so called \u2018 change\u2019. People are watchful than ever before. Good luck with everything boy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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