Sri Lanka, Dec. 29 -- The yuletide season makes way to herald the New Year. The aura of Christmas blessed us, and we were enriched by moments spent with family and friends. To millions of Sri Lankans 2019 was a year with challenges in many realms. We witnessed the brutal attacks carried out on Easter Sunday. This incident made people stop and reflect on our journey as a nation. Our resplendent island has always been a bountiful paradise blessed with tropical beauty. For centuries people of different cultures and religious doctrines lived peacefully in this Buddhist nation. If one were to explore the historical records of our multi-cultural coexistence it showed that Sri Lankans were a people who accepted and cared for others. It was this na...