Straighten up and fly right...

Straighten up and fly right...This country’s going to the dogs and no one’s doing a thing to stop it. Yes of course the politicians and the army are responsible for a great deal of the chaos but so is everyone else. Even if we’re not willing to get on the roads and protest lack of law and order etc. we should at least take personal responsibility for our actions and that means everything….Everything. Don’t run a red light, don’t bribe the cops, don’t pee out in the open, don’t jump the queue and oh! Don’t leave abusive comments on someone else’s blog – that’s just bad manners. It’s because we lack discipline in the small things that the big stuff is allowed to get so ridiculously out of hand. Once that's sorted, other things will start to fall into place. Maybe then, Sri Lankans will develop a better sense of time and decorum and will also learn to respect one another’s individuality and privacy. There’s still a long way to go though.