Sri Lankans have become so used to be waiting, waiting for things to happen, and waiting on the roads wondering who is protesting and for what. The Sri Lankan roads reflect our thinking, our mentality, and our respect to others. Case study number one – we do not “respect” sophistication, we do not respect productivity, we do not respect the value of time, we do not respect our economy or foreign exchange in the fuel wasted all over our cities at these interminable policeman-manufactured traffic jams. If a society is to flourish the swords of competition have to be tempered with fair play and respect. The more a society understands the need to respect others that society will be richer in conforming to distributive justice.

Source: The Nation February 17, 2017 18:59 UTC