Let's get together and learn to look after ourselves
SAFETY FIRST:Let's get together as a nation and learn to look after
ourselves and our fellow beings.
If we gain higher knowledge of safety in our motherland we can ensure
that we are making a contribution by informing others about safety
measures.
The first point we are going to focus on is regarding public safety.
When you are in public places bus stands, coffee shops etc. look out
for suspicious mannerisms, actions, and suspicious objects being carried
by people.
When you feel that your judgement of the situation is correct then
you should address higher authority, do not hesitate to call 118,119 or
2433333.
Please refrain from dialling the above numbers if you are unsure
about your observation.
When you are driving and suddenly find you are being followed,
without panicking remain stable and take note of the other vehicles
license plate number. Make sure you lock your car doors while travelling,
call one of your friends from your mobile phone and ask them to report
the situation you are in and drive towards the nearest Police Station.
When you are attending functions in large areas such as stadiums,
theatres etc, learn to avoid walking around lonely places where people
can easily lose track of you. If you need to cry out for help you need
to make sure people are going to hear you or notice that you are in
trouble.
If you follow this advice you can avoid tragedies like robbery,
harassment etc. When travelling abroad friends, relations, distant
acquaintances may ask you to carry parcels and presents to their friends
etc. on their behalf. Always attempt to refrain from carrying packages
on behalf of other people unless you are well aware of the contents
inside the parcels.
Never position yourself on danger zones unnecessarily always think of
your safety and the publics safety, another important rule you should
follow when travelling is to never leave your baggages unattended at any
time.
The drinking of contaminated water is also a public hazard, this
hazard can be easily destroyed if the public boil their tap water or
well water properly before consumption.
The drinking of contaminated water can infect the public with deadly
diseases like Cholera. You can safeguard your family and friends by
boiling, filtering and chlorinating water as these processes kill
harmful bacteria. Please ensure that all water used for drinking,
cooking etc must be boiled well, as this is the most effective manner of
stopping the transmission of Cholera.
When one is out socialising, you must be alert about what is being
poured into your glass at dinners, cocktails etc. Always make sure that
they open the bottle of beverage in front of you before they pour the
bottles contents into your glass.
After following this advice make sure your glass is with you at all
times if you leave your glass and decide to go outside and come back
avoid drinking the same drink you served before, order yourself a fresh
drink.
This may seem silly to you at first yet we must always be on guard as
people can spike your drink causing you to fall unconscious etc. It is a
well understood fact that parents will do anything to keep their
children happy as they love them more than anything in this world.
Even though you may think that it is alright to send your child to
spend the day or spend the night at his/her friends house, make sure you
get properly acquainted with your child's friends parents.
Gain a basic understanding of their family background, the parent's
mental state, the environment they are residing in etc.
Make sure your child is in safe hands even though it may be only for
a few hours, it only takes a few seconds for something to go wrong.
Safeguarding your child's youth by guarding their minds from the sound
of obstructive and destructive images as well as sound is vital.
Children might have a million ways of justifying why they enjoy
listening or looking at such images but the parent should understand
that they must safeguard their children's pure minds from corruption as
children get very easily influenced.
The present generation should always set a good and healthy example
for the future generation to follow. This will only increase the quality
of people in the world for the better. Help your child make the right
choices in life in order to save the good human beings in them.
Never leave room for regrets, learn to look, listen and trust your
intuition.
Similarly, if you notice that someone's safety, health etc. is at
risk don't waste time in informing them about your observation there is
no room for insensitive people on this earth, love and care makes the
world go round. Protect and safe guard your fellow brothers and sisters
of Mother Lanka. |