Remembering Parami Aiya

Gallant soldier: It has been one month, since we last saw your face so calm and silent; it's heart breaking to think that you are no more. The Army lost a Gallant soldier, a good colleague and for us we lost a cousin who was so dear and near to us. Words cannot possibly explain the grief and the despair even after one month.

He was a cousin, who was there for anything, not for just one person but for every one of us. Always with a smile and a 'big hug', that is how we want to remember you Parami Aiya......we are lost for words, I wish we could have told him what we felt about him before he died, we all know life is so uncertain and death is certain, but did we ever dream that this would happen to him. He did not deserve such a violent death.

We all must think as Ven. Sathindriya Thera mentioned," what is the purpose of life"? and he thought many would come up with" seeking happiness" as the answer. Is this the happiness we all expect in life?

We have read articles and articles of Gen. Parami Kulatunge, some of which we heard for the very first time, this made us more sadder, when I read these articles I always tend to think, "couldn't we have done anything earlier to protect him"? I guess this is Sri Lankan style, our suggestions come after the task is done.

While typing this letter I had to pause many times to wipe my tears as his departure is unbearable, it will take a very long period for us to recover as we have been so close to him. Dear Parami Aiya, we are still weeping inside, you have a special place in all our hearts.

May I take this opportunity to wish LTTE Leader a long life!!! As he has to live long enough to pay for his sins, if not his kith and kin will have to repay... I wish we could take some lessons from the Israel's how to deal with terrorists!!

Grief stricken cousin