WAY FORWARD | LMD

REAL CHANGE IN SIGHT

For the primary time, I’ve hope of actual change – Otara Gunewardene

Q: How efficient can individuals energy be to instigate actual change?

A: A majority of the time, we individually and collectively underestimate the facility now we have inside us, and as a group. This energy can be utilized for issues which might be harmful but additionally for immense change for the better good.

We’re frequently manipulated and informed how we must always behave, suppose and act; and sadly, a whole lot of this isn’t for our good – it’s largely used to manage us for the good thing about just a few.

We appear to have determined to simply accept this way of life and being ruled; and we stay in our consolation zones it doesn’t matter what occurs, carrying on with the established order, and accommodating the worst of actions and conditions.

Nonetheless, I believe we lastly see that when issues have an effect on each certainly one of us, we’ve woke up as a collective. It’s not another person’s downside.

Lastly, we’re realising what so many others have skilled and marvel why now we have carried out nothing about it. Nice change for the great could be achieved with real individuals energy. We see extra unity, expertise, dedication and love, for one another and the nation at this time.

We’ve some approach to go however I believe we’re lastly on the appropriate path and shifting in the direction of a constructive future.

Q: What’s the significance of accountability, transparency and self-discipline going ahead?

A: That is extraordinarily vital. From my expertise of getting began a small enterprise and expanded it over time, a very powerful elements are accountability, transparency and self-discipline.

You’ll be able to’t count on an organization to prosper in case you don’t have self-discipline and transparency in each key space of the enterprise, and the accountability of those that lead it.

Why ought to a rustic be any totally different? Why can we not count on this from our leaders and authorities?

Once more, as accountable residents, it’s our responsibility to make sure this occurs. Accepting something much less exposes an enormous flaw in every of us and our personal sense of accountability as a result of we’re not separate from what occurs round us.

Q: The significance of a tradition of zero tolerance for corruption is…?

A: One may consider that zero corruption isn’t potential to attain and perhaps it isn’t, the place a rustic is anxious; however it actually needs to be absolutely the objective for us all.

I consider we will then obtain close to zero corruption, and a good and simply society. This can be very vital that persons are held accountable for any type of corruption and the regulation ought to apply equally to everybody.

Q: And what are your aspirations for Sri Lanka in a brand new period?

A: Issues could appear to be in a multitude; the financial system is a catastrophe and there may be immense struggling day by day for many individuals. However for the primary time, I’ve hope of actual change.

A rustic is simply pretty much as good as the extent of consciousness of its individuals. After we settle for corruption, we must always know that there are a lot of individuals who don’t care it exists or who condone it. The identical goes for different points like poor healthcare providers, abuse of kids and animals, and harassment of girls.

After we desire a nation that is freed from corruption, once we need conscientious leaders who’re prepared to serve the nation and never themselves, and once we need to stay in a rustic through which we’re protected and genuinely glad for each other, all the pieces will change for us – and for our nation Sri Lanka.

I believe we’re on our manner!