I have alluded to the fact that it is quite normal to tell a bunch of white lies when one is trying to show off especially to one of the opposite sex when it comes to trying to earn respect or a reply or a date. However I wish to elicit comments on the lies that are told in the ...

The fault of the education system regarding the issues raised above, hold back youth from getting ahead and venturing into the unknown. It is this unknown that I wish to elaborate on here.What is the unknown? It is a space that no one has gone to before. It is a risk that may or may not work, but will only ...

I interviewed a girl who came with her father, and insisted on being inside the room, while I was talking to her to ascertain her skills. She was a graduate of Arts with an external degree from Kelaniya University that she received in 2009 and has since not held any job!I told her I will give a month’s rigorous training ...

I attended a Bana Gedera yesterday for the brother of a staff member and as is traditional the Buddhist Priest comes sharp at 7.30 and gives his bana for about 45minutes to an hour before he leaves, having been given a thank you in kind, and then the food is served for those present.To a fault, the over 35s and ...

There is nothing that the young hate more than being told what to do by those older than themselves, especially when they cannot see the logic of that request. It is even more important that consideration is given to their feelings whenever they are tasked with assignments by others above their age group.It is therefore best to gather a team ...

The most important fact that young people MUST be taught from school and parents is the art of healthy eating. It is not necessarily an expensive option, but nutrition is an important aspect of education that is overlooked.It is important first as a young child to be given healthy food to eat. Few parents change their habits for their children, ...

I was asked to help with find a job for a graduate applicant. He emailed me his CV and I told him there were many weaknesses there and asked him to update it. I am very busy finding it difficult to give one on one time to help these people and told him I will try and find some time ...

I cannot express more forcefully the importance, especially of girls who get taken in by the sweet talk that guys engage in especially at the start of a relationship. With Men from Mars and women from Venus, it is important to understand the psyche of the girl, which the young men seem to know. Time and again they get taken ...

In youth one of the indicators in Sri Lanka is the lack of appreciation that time is important. On the one hand the young person is running don’t know where don’t know for how long, but the young person does not realize how important time is as they feel time is on their side and they have plenty of time ...

I am daily asked if I know of jobs for young people. There are thousands of people with different levels of skill who are looking for jobs. They have no idea what is available and how to get them. There is no proper channel other than asking friends and acquaintances if they know of any jobs. I cannot believe that ...

Almost every day in the year is some kind of anniversary or day that is earmarked for some commemoration. I presume this is so that we will use the occasion to highlight what it is and remind people of why this day has been designated for that purpose. There are also International Days like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and even ...

It is important that we empower ourselves at an early age and learn to take control of over our lives and not let others dictate terms. The worst form of dictatorial edicts is the University entrance system. It is solely guided by the Z score. If we get into university, the next question is what university and what course of ...

I dropped out of school after O levels and did not do well enough to go to the A level class. My school has few facilities and the teachers always left after a few terms because they did not like the conditions they found to live there and always applied for transfers. So there was NO consistent teaching and as ...

I was at a seminar yesterday where there were intelligent young undergraduates. They were asked to form a committee, so that they could get together and discuss a project and write a series of reports after consultation that takes the project from incubation all the way to the end.None of the students had the common sense to suggest a practical ...

There is this boy about 25 who has never worked. Now his father is going around asking all his contacts to give his son a job. When I met him I spent over an hour with him, trying to ascertain what he could do, what he wanted to do and what he would like to do if he did not ...

A 15yr old boy dies whilst undergoing Cadet Training at the NCC Training Camp in Rantambe. The actual circumstances of this accident or death have not been made public as yet, but it gives rise to matters that Youth must concern themselves with.In this blog I refer especially to the issues that affect young people in Sri Lanka between the ...