World's largest manger!

Locating 7.8731° N, 80.7718° E without the star

Historically very few rulers contributed to notable economic development of our country. Then we were ruled by colonial powers focusing on their economic development but we also gained little. When the British left in 1948 there was no budget deficit. We managed ever since electing governments with different visions to develop the country.

Since 1948 we experienced three notable instances which dragged the economy backwards (1971 & 1987 JVP lead violence and the 30 year LTTE lead war). Latest book by Shivshankar Menon says that we lost USD 200 billion only due to the 30 year war. We finished the war ourselves & didn’t have the patience to steer development.

During the 30 year war some waited for Prince Diyasena to liberate us. Those who suffered during the war will pay gratitude to those who finished it & those who benefitted from it will continue to criticize them. Some say humans are like animals & while others say they are more advanced.

Will critiques argue that we are worse than animals with no patience & no long term planning skills?

Three wise men followed the star to visit Christ as they foresaw his service to mankind.

It is good if a far sighted person who can control conflict & develop our economy is among us.

If we are to wait for such a person to be born… its time consuming but we have no option.

If there are wise men who could foresee that, they might want to visit that person.

They don’t have to wait for the star as there are Jets & ships with navigation technology.

Their destination…

A 65,000 Sq km island with approx 22 million souls & not the world’s largest manger!

A manger, or trough, is a structure used to hold food to feed animals. The word manger originally referred to a feed-trough, but it may also be used to refer to a water-trough when this is not being used possibly because it is similar to an abreuvoir. Mangers are generally found at stables and farmhouses. A manger is generally made of either stone or wood or metal. Mangers are mostly used in livestock raising. They are also used to feed wild animals, e.g., in nature reserves. The word comes from the French manger (meaning "to eat"), from Latin manducare (meaning "to chew"). A manger is also a Christian symbol, associated with nativity scenes where Mary and Joseph, forced by necessity to stay in a stable instead of an inn, used a manger as a makeshift crib for the Baby Jesus (Wikipedia).