Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don’t want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place.
It will be something different every week, but it will always be about something worth seeing, hearing or watching, or a place worth visiting or a food worth tasting.
This week, read this thoughtful piece by Zinara Rathnayake for the BBC about dansal, Sri Lanka’s tradition of offering free food and drinks to strangers. At a time when the world is a difficult place for many, it shows the value of giving without an expectation of anything in return.
“You’ll see more practical dansal [now], like handing out rice and vegetables,” says Joanne Louise, a British traveller who spends several months of the year in Sri Lanka with her Sri Lankan husband. “Since the heat wave, people now feel it is more important to look after each other.” During Vesak this year, local communities are also offering free notebooks for students and handing out dry rations for pregnant women.
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