Silver Bangles and Gold Bangles

The moving story of Silver Bangles and Gold Bangles is an insightful exploration unveiling the dark side of a once exemplary, brilliant young man who has become Sri Lankan culture. When the young man reacts negatively to his father’s offer to buy gold jewellery for his young daughters, the father is distraught. How could his son not understand the importance in Sri Lankan culture for a father to provide for his family in this way? With tears flowing, the father remembers how his mother’s only jewellery were two silver bangles and how [read more...]