Story of the tasteland

I'm Charith, a Sri Lankan air force soldier. A hero for some people.A murder for some people.it's the year 2035.the era of the third world war. world wars are a headache for the whole world. It doesn't kill only the people who want war and want to battle. but the war kills thousands of harmless people too. Almost no place in the world suffers from war. But actually without one place. That is Tasteland.

now you may wonder about "what is this tasteland?" This is my story which caused to harm the taste of the tasteland too.

Sri Lanka is a small island. But it can play a huge role in such a war. There are a lot of resources on this island. And also its geographical emplacement.

After China was brought under Sri Lanka, the country built up quickly on the physical side. That caused the attention of outer countries to Sri Lanka.

These are the countries that fought together.

China, America, England, Japan, and Russia against Iran, Iraq, North Korea.

So after the world war began we also had to go to the battlefield.

That was a windy day. My job was to throw bombs to Iran with my mates through the air. Meanwhile, I was traveling to Iran there was a mechanical failure in my plain and it was coming down towards the ocean. If I stayed on my flight I would die. So I decided to jump away from the flight with my parachutes. Anyhow with the turbulence, I wasn't able to control the parachute as I wish. I was driving towards the sea. I couldn't realize the situation. I got afraid. I saw that there was not any movement of water in one area of the sea.

After a week at the tasteland

I was on a bed. There were three people around my bed. Two of them were in their mid-age. And the other was in the same age as me. Suddenly I was astonished by memorizing the accident I just faced.

"where am I?"

I asked the one who was the same age as me. I can't speak English properly. I used broken English for my speaking. And he replied to me in Sinhala which is my mother tongue. I was surprised more and more by his Sinhala speaking. Because I faced an accident far away from Sri Lanka.

"Don't get confused."

He replied.

I realized he understood my thoughts from my facial expressions by his answer. He came to me tapped my back and told me not to hurry and he would explain everything. The mid-age persons that I mentioned before just looked at the one who was talking with me, hummed him something, and left the room.

kamal's explanation

"I'm kamal. You may not believe what I am saying. Now you are in tasteland. It also just an island like your Sri Lanka. But the amazing thing is no one knows about our island except ourselves. Because it is situated as a hidden island from the rest of the world. The other thing is our country is not huge as Sri Lanka. It larges about 1/20 of your country."

He smiled at me and started his long story. He noted my thoughts from my body language. He saw thousands of questions I got through my facial expressions.

"Don't hurry, I'll explain everything.

First of all, you may wonder about my Sinhala speaking. Here is the reason listen carefully

All of us, humans ' faces have a direct combination with their language which is used to express their feelings. Yeah, It's acceptable. you are not believing me, aren't you? You might think I am mad. Because you guys are not the same as us. You guys use your mind and thinking ability in a different way comparing to us. But we concern about spiritual things instead of bothering to temporary happiness through gaining physical things. So that is the reason to live us alone without any connections with people who are outside from our island. Otherwise, we could keep connections with you guys.

"

This is unbelievable. But suddenly I got an idea to prove this guy is lying. The first thing I did is browsing google for an image of a Chinese person. Then I showed it to kamal and asked him how does this person say "good morning".Then searched google translater for the Chinese translation for the word "good morning".The answers were matching.

I asked about 10 languages so on. He surprised me again by giving true answers to all the questions.

After some silence kamal started back his story.

"Charith, this is the reality I hope you are wise enough to understand what I am saying.

Our island is located nearby Antarctica. " Then he showed me three different images.

Theory of invisibility

Figure 1

Figure 2

According to this theory, it is possible to make something invisible which is covered by a layer called 'panumatic.' Panumatic layer hides things inside when the layer is in the shape of a ball.

This is how the panumatic layer works

The human eye seeing objects through the reflection of a light that falls into the human eye.

Assume the above images.(figure 1) The surface is made by panumatic. So let's assume a lightwave as x.On normal surfaces, it comes to the eye as the rest lightwaves which remains after absorbed from the ball's surface. But in this case, all the light waves are absorbed by the surface and outputs the relevant lightwave absorbed by the opposite surface to blind our eyes.

Now look at the first image.T and B are the persons who looking at panumatic surfaces O and Q respectively. Assume T's point of view. Hence the Object is covered by a panumatic layer he neither see the layer nor the object. Because layer O outputs nothing but K which is the lightwave absorbed by Q. On the other hand, B sees the lightwave y which is absorbed by O.

(figure 2)Then concern about this image. Here A is our island, B is a natural panumatic layer that covers the island. And there are few curtains(C) on this panumatic surface that can be opened by some force. But it will automatically close whenever you remove the force Just like a rubber band stretch. Fortunately, you have fallen onto one of them.

The two men who left the room before came in with the end of that sentence of kamal. They looked angry when saw the images were in my hand that kamal used to explain his story. One of them frown at kamal, turned to me, shown kamal, and told

"Nevermind about his fairy tales. He is mad."

But this time, he used English to communicate with me.

"we'll arrange a way for you for going back. It might take about two days. Until then you must stay in this room. No need to come out. We'll supply all the requirements to the room."

Furthermore, he told.

Then they left me alone in the room and left the room. I was wondered and didn't realize anything at that moment.

"ooh .. "

How did I forget this?

My smartPhone! GPS!

Suddenly I got the phone and searched for my location. But it confused me again.

As kamal said, GPS showed the ocean nearby Antarctica. If so, Should I accept kamal's fairy tale type explanation? Then why that mid-age man told such a thing? He told kamal is mad.

Ooh.

Can a human face such an unluck! The account balance of my smartphone was finished on that occasion.

I questioned kamal when he came back to my room with dinner that night. (According to kamal it was night. In the room there were no windows to see outside).

"Don't bother about the things I told you before. I am in freak dreams frequently. "

I caught from kamal's hand roughly and questioned him again.

"What is this? Why do you hide the truth? What are the facts you guys hide from me? Actually, where am I now?"

He refused to answer me, tapped my back, and left the room.

Outside from room at tasteland

I wasn't able to sleep in that night. The pain of the body also had healed a lot and it made me comfortable. Although that mid-aged man told me not to go outside the curiosity of my mind didn't let me stay in the room. I went to the door and tried to open it. There wasn't too much difficulty to open the door with the experiences I got at military training.

I came out and checked outside. I had been in a single room surrounded by open air. There were stars in the sky. So my thoughts were correct. This is night.

I walked here and there to get some idea. When I was walking forward I saw kamal was standing under a tree. He was surprised by seeing me and quickly ran to me. While reaching me suddenly he was faint snd fell. Then I ran to him and checked him.

My mother's age was experts in Sinhala remedies. In Sinhala remedy, there is a method called "Dhootha Lakshana" which is helped to identify diseases from a patient's body language, time, and state of the environment, etc. I too had a piece of considerable knowledge about the method "Dhootha Lakshana." According to the methodology, the treatment that needed to kamal was just touching his 'kd-junction'.(kd-junction is an ayurvedic term used to denominate an appointment in the human forehead. I knew how to do so, I did so and made kamal comfortable temporarily. So he waked up. Just in that time five-six persons ran to us and surrounded us. They were looking at us and coming to us with kamal's faint. They seemed surprised with the thing I did and kamal's quick cure. They asked me how did I do that. So I explained my family background and the way I got that knowledge. And I asked them whether kamal had certain symptoms before. They agreed with me and told 'yes he was.'They had no idea about kamal's this problem. So I briefly explained about that disease. Here is that explanation

Kamal is suffering from a fever called 'kadippu.' This is a disease that hard to explain from physics or biology. My mother also knew only the treatments to 'kadippu.' I have heard my mother telling that there were thirteen fevers like that which has no explanation in Sinhala remedy. She said that her father told her those fevers were seizures because of the weak living pattern of the previous birth. (Sinhala remedy is something related to Buddhism. In Buddhism, there are limitless births like a circle that can't find a starting or an ending. Birth is not the start and death is not the end.)

They told me that a lot of people died after a few days by fainting before. But I exactly knew the way to avoid this fever. So I gave the instructions to find kamal's pain forever and make him well. Also, I told them I can try to remove this fever from the whole area. But that man(who was in the room was in mid-age. kamal told me he is Wimal.) seems to be doubtful about trusting me.

I knew his thoughts and questioned him.

"Why you guys are disbelieving me. Why you guys look at me like looking at an evil?"

He smiled at me. I felt there was a mock on that smile. And his reply to my question again confused me.

"Reason is you are from the outside world. How can we trust such a person?"

I saw someone tapped him and gave him a signal to be careful in talking.

"No, I mean that you are not from our village no. If you are a person from the village next to our village who are looking to destroy us. "

"These conversations are useless. You must go back to your room. Kamal, take him back to his room. "

"Kamal, at least can't you trust me?"

I asked him meanwhile going to room with him.

"Charith, I trust you. But my opinion not matters. I have no permission to tell you anything."

I forgot to mention. After the first day, he never used Sinhala to speak with me.

"Ok, I will find everything myself."

I answered him, went inside, and closed the door loudly.

I got another idea meanwhile staying in the room. If kamal's fairy tale type description is true, definitely he must have the ability to talk Sinhala. So I determined to force him to talk to Sinhala once more when he meets me again.

I tried in many ways to get one Sinhala word from his mouth. But it didn't work. On every occasion, he was careful to not speak English. After frustrations, I got another difficult idea. That is to find an old phone card, change its' numbers continuously send it to recharge, and check whether it was a valid number.

At least there was no one to talk to with me. I wasn't unlucky that much. My attempt was succeeded on the third day evening from the beginning of my try. It's not necessary to call back to our military head office. They may not believe I am still alive. I am a dead man for them. Although they knew I am here they have no time to find me in this war situation. Everyone will bother on war instead of bothering to find a lost man.

Ok! what if I told them I got a piece of important information about the war which helps them to more success on the battlefield.If they want to know that they will come and take me.

But again what will happen after they recognize I lied to them to be protected myself. Again they will kill me without any doubt as a punishment for wasting their time.

Chanchala came to my mind at that time. I was to marry her and spend a great family life with her. We lived as one. But time changed everything.

Chanchala had been in another affair with a person called Suran. But Suran was lost at once. She already had told these things to me after we become close friends. she refused my proposal the first time when I asked to marry her. She told she can't love another heart until Suran comes back. She told she gave her word to Suran and it can't be changed. Furthermore, she said her sole belongs to Suran, whenever he is alive, and she had no other option, although she felt I was better than Suran.

"Charith, what is the purpose of our engagement if it destroys another life?He had a lot of thoughts about him and me. If he comes from anywhere, and knows I do not belong to him, then what will he feel? "

It was about seven years after Suran's loss when we were talking about those things.

"If Suran wanted you, at least why didn't he give you a single phone call during these seven years?"

I questioned her.Finally, I was able to change her mind at the end of that conversation.She accepted my request under one condition.She said she couldn't hurt Suran if he came anyday in the future. She should go back with him and I should be able to bear it. That was the only thing I wanted then.So I accepted her condition without even bothering to think about it.So, meanwhile, we were getting ready for our engagement, the war began and everything changed.One evening, I got a phone call when I was in a meeting at our airforce headquarters.I rejected the call at that time and called back right after the meeting.It was chanchalaa.She told me it was an emergency and it was better if I could go back to her as quickly as possible.

"Chanchalaa, in this situation I can't even think about such a thing.Tomorrow we have to go to Iran and throw bombs there. If it succeeds, we will get two or three days and hopefully I can come then to you.Until then, I have no way of meeting you, although I want to. It's OK. Tell me what your problem is? "

"No, you shouldn't bother about this if you have such a huge operation tomorrow. So I'll tell you later, after we meet. "

I felt she was in a huge problem.It seems she has struggled a lot with her mind about that problem.Her words were a flurry. I questioned her more and more.

"Suran has come."

Finally, she revealed.Suran had been kidnapped by body part dealers who sell human body parts for money on the black market and took him to India. However, he was able to escape from them. After that, he travelled far away by hiding in a truck which transports soil.He was lucky enough to find a kind family from that area. The members of that family have given him residance.But under one condition.He must live forever with them until they release him.He stayed with them because he had no other options.While he was living with them, one day he had an accident and his right leg was removed to save his life by doctors.So , the family members have decided to send him back to sri lanka right after he got well. Also, they have been kind enough to arrange a way to send him back with a group of travelers. According to Suran he just has come here straight after three days from he came to Sri Lanka. He has spent those three days with his parents at their home. Today he came here with his mother. She begged me to marry him and look after him. I have no idea. What should I do now? That was a shoking moment to me.I never thought he would come again.So, I must let her go according to my words.Finally I was able to find some words to reply her.But there was some confliction too

"I have a doubt. If suran was able to live with a family, why he didn't even give you a phone call?.At least a message."

"I got that doubt too charith.I asked it from him"

she replied.

"Chanchalaa, I never dreamt such a situation before.I never even thought about coming back to Sri Lanka.I know, all of you will think I was dead.So, I wanted them to live so.Even you after my departure might have a life. "So why I came back?

The reason is my mother. I didn't want to come to your life back and be a headache for you. Neither I wanted to see as a single. Anyway, after seeing me, she wanted me to spend happily for the rest of my lifetime. So she wanted me to come back and talk to you."

Chanchala explained to me the reason Suran came back to her.

"So, did you tell him about me?"

I asked.

"Yes. I told the whole story. He was confused from listening to that and asked for my decision."

"So, what should I do now?"

"It's up to you Chanchala. I never thought about such a situation. Anyway, I keep my word. You are free to do whatever you want. Think and take a suitable decision."

I ended the phone call.

Then I forgot about that according to my busy schedule on the battlefield. Now I got a breath to think about it. I called her and started to talk with her.

"Chanchalaa!.Now I'm in........"

I didn't have space to end that sentence, kamal and Wimal came to room and started begging me to stop the phone call.

"please! don't let them find this place."Wimal told me. His tone was fearful.

"for whom?"

"For the people who live outside from tasteland that you just talked.

If they know about our island, they will destroy our country too like theirs. Our people will tend to fight each other for temporary happiness like them."

Oooh...

So that is the reason. I discerned just now 'that kamal's fairy tale story is true. Now I am in a hidden island.'

"Listen to me. I am also a person from a small country. Our country also faced the same thing. In past, Sri Lanka was a very beautiful country. We got a lot of natural resources. And people also had good qualities when comparing with the present. So I can understand your fear. I don't want to destroy your country. Now I am a dead man to the rest of the world. That is good in one way. Because, If someone died on the battlefield, rest of his family members are given a relief to live without engaging with military forces. Don't be afraid of that. I called my girlfriend."

"Did you here. I told you! I told you every person from outside is not bad. There are kind ones too."

Kamal told others. But others looked still Suspicion.

"Kamal, don't you know, the outside world is not clean as ours."

that was wimal.

"They are fulfilled with lies and deceitfulness. So how can we prove that this fellow is not lying?"

"Why don't we send him to great worldtempt? Isn't it the best way to know his thoughts?"

"Charith, Is it ok if we read your mind? Do you allow it? "

kamal questioned me again.

"I am ready to any test to prove my faithfulness. But what did you mean by mind-reading? Who is great worldtempt?"

"Why do we waste time for explanations? Let's just experience it."

(The great worldtempt is a person who developed his mind by meditations .)

Charith's mind

"It's amazing. this is the clearest mind I have read ever. But the other persons who connected with his life are not the same. Most of them are rowdy. This guy has practiced his mind to use everything in its limitations. It has been practiced in his childhood. That practice has been deeply sunk into his behaviors. But it is wonderful to see the way he was able to keep those good qualities without changing due to his later experiences and persons he had to deal with. Another thing. I feel something special about this guy. Hopefully, I believe we can get something to succeed our experiments."

Those were the facts the great worldtempt has told them after reading my mind.

"We are very sorry buddy! we are worrying about our thoughts about you." Wimal said.

"It's Ok"

He started further talking after my reply

"We never have kept interactions with people who are from the outside world. We are afraid to keep with them. On the other hand, our responsibility is to keep this island safe for the next generation for living happily and peacefully as we did. That is why we were afraid to trust you "

"Yes, I can understand your situation. I don't have any bad impression about you."

I comforted him.

"You can live as long as you wish on our island. Earlier, we thought to build a ship and send you back to your world."

That was his reply.

So on, I became familiar with them. Their living patterns were very different from ours. They used electricity. But they used only eco-friendly technologies such as hydropower and solar power with minimum damage to the environment.

we always try to keep the natural environment itself without changing. The great worldtempt, the person who read your mind says every time

"Man must not swell about his manhood. Assume a dog as an example. Its life isn't complex that much and it doesn't harmful to the external environment as human beings. So why should we swell? "

"Ooh...

The worldtempt also told you might be able to give help for our common problem. "

I was walking around the tasteland and visiting tasteland with kamal meanwhile talking about those things.

"Charith, for what you guys are battling?"

"I battled to save my family members. Otherwise, another member may die instead of me. Do you know? there is a low in our countries to enlist at least one member from a family for batteling. If no one accepted it the whole family has to suffer for that."

"No, I mean commonly outside world people. Why do they battle?"

"To gain comfort through gaining power, money, taste, etc."

"That's the point. So do they gain comfort from those battles?"

"Who knows kamal? don't waste time on those useless questions. Just tell me your problem. "

"No, those things are related to our problem. Charith! our problem is death. All of us are finding a solution for that. From the time I remember, we struggled to avoid death. We kept good physical health, Practiced bearing huge pains. But everything went wrong. Still, we can't realize how outside world people live as they wish without bothering about death. And they are destroying each other too."

"then the worldtempt, Once he nearly died because of an animal attack. All of us were hopeless about his life. So he closed to death that we could notify a considerable time gap between his to inhale and exhale. But then he got well slowly. After he was ok, he recalled his thoughts when he was struggling in the bed with pain.

He said that he was suffered from a huge fear of death on that occasion. Then he has managed to think about another thing instead of bothering to think about death. He could saw a hole in the wall in front of his bed. So he has concentrated deeply on that hole forget all the pain and fear. When his pain and fear got higher, his attention to the hole also got higher

hole hole hole

Then, he said he had felt a little relieved. "

"Then he slowly became normal. But he didn't stop that method he used to overcome that situation. He tried that exercise more and more to defeat death forever. Also, he has developed that exercise with changes himself. He thought he would be able to overcome death and gain permanent comfort by that method. As a result of that, now he can read other's minds and we thought our problem was over. But he tells that he feels that is not the solution to death."

I started my speech after kamal's long story.

"kamal, maybe I am not the best person to answer your problem. But I can share what I know. I was born in a Buddhist family. Grown-up in a Buddhist background. Load buddha is our master. This is a huge theory rather than a religion. This is my understanding of that theory. Death is unstoppable. And the most important thing is death is neither beginning nor end. This is a nonstopping loop. Just like a circle. Death, Birth, and life are only just states. The thing we can stop is the next birth after death.And..."

I explained Buddhism according to my knowledge and gave some tips for the meditations mentioned in Buddhism.

"kamal, although your people knew Buddhism they don't practice it. Do they?"

"Yes, kamal. That is the unlucky thing. The blind man doesn't pick up gem even it was trampled"

"Anyway, you guys are living more according to Buddhism than us. How do you manage to live in such a decent manner at least without having knowledge about Buddhism."

"Charith, I have the same answer.' fear to death'.Fear of death bridled us this way to delay the death as far as possible. Assume that we are enemies. You want to kill me. I want to kill you. Then both of us are living with the fear of each other. That puts extra pressure on our minds. We tend to feel 'Will you kill me? Will I die tomorrow?'

And you are also in the same fearful situation. If all of us know 'no one hurts no one ' then that unwanted fear automatically removed."

"kamal! there is a big problem. Another outside world vehicle has landed to the middle pond."

Someone came to us, told us so, and ran back.

"what is happening?"

kamal took my hand started running.

"charith, I trusted you. Although in a situation that no one trusts you. I believe you might not cheat us. You didn't call anyone? did you?"

"no kamal, As I told you before, you came to me while I was calling to chanchalaa. That's the only phone call I had. The other thing is, she will never be able to arrive here although she found where am I. At least she didn't go aboard."

When we were going there, there was very crowd.

I couldn't believe my eyes. It was chanchala. She was with suran and Nuwa.(nuwan is a soldier who was in charith's team .)I ran to chanchalaa and hugged her.

"Still I can't believe my eyes. How ....."

"Sh... Shut up. explanations can be done later. Just let me spend some time in your bosom."

Everybody at the dining table of tasteland

There were few members including me, chachala,kamal, nuwan, and suran.I and chanchalaa was very happy mode. We haven't taken a meal together for a while.Suran ate with an emotionless face.Nuwan showed that he is enjoying every piece of food on his plate. Although we were relaxed, tastelandiands were stressed.

"charith, If you didn't communicate with her, how did she found the way to here."

"chanchalaa , now tell me 'how did you come here? and how did you find nuwan for finding me in this war situation?'"

I forwarded the question to chanchalaa.

"I promised him to give the secret of the artificial brain if he could find you. Don't you know he is very tricky if he gets the money? So I still don't know how he arranged to come with me."

"What? chanchalaa why did you do so? don't you know how dangerous that"

I asked her in secret.

"charith , is there a worst thing? besides is there a value for me to saving the world without saving you?"

then the conversation was over. But the tastelandians were still shocked.

"So what about suran?"

Although I asked in secret that time I was louder enough to heard to suran.

"It's ok charith. I loved chanchala then. But she prefers your campaign to me. Don't bother about me.

Another thing, I was shocked when I heard about you for the first time. It's true. But I can satisfy if chanchala is happy.

"

"Ooh suran.You too must be with us. This should be a love triangle. There are no barriers to feelings. Love is a feeling."

"chanchala, I completed my part. Now it is your time. Can you please tell me 'where is the plan of the artificial brain?' "

What is artificial brain?

The artificial brain is the processing device of the fifth generation that has artificial intelligence.

Chanchalaa was the one who discovered this concept. Then, her ambition was to be a physics teacher. She learned for the advanced level with that mind. She has got that idea while staying home and waiting for results.

Everything invented to the world has been invented according to a relevant theory. As an example assume the helicopter. In that case, the helicopter flies following Bernoulli's theory.

What can we do if we don't know about Bernoulli's theory?

Then we can create a machine that is always similar to a bird and if you want you can change the architecture one by one afterward until it stops flying. Then you can find out the main attribute that needs to fly for the bird. Then you can copy that attribute to the helicopter.

So on, what if it could be made a machine similar to the structure of the human brain.

We created this machine with the belief of that assumption. We used various chemical materials for this project. The core thing was to differentiate a living human brain from and a dead human brain. But for instance, she used squirrels. The list of chemicals and the procedure were kept in a secret place. This is at the experimental level. But we got huge publicity for this. She got such publicity because of her previous statements about hardmetal. She revealed something called 'hardmetal' previously. But no one cared about it. However, it became a huge revolution of the construction world after the world-famous scientist told the same thing from his mouth and gained his state. Anyway, The small population who knew that plan from chanchala and laughed at her when she wants their help was competed to help her in this project.

We were to create that and publish it to the world. But then we realized 'people may use this for bad things rather than good things.'So we postponed the working of the project until people behave well. Unless the secret will die with us. Though we planned that way, now the things have overturned.Chanchalaa told the place the secret notes are kept to nuwan.

I was to go back home after thanking all the tastelandians. But kamal requested me to stay that day and to go the next day.

So we changed our plan to stay that day also and postpone the departure to the next day. We went to see the beauty of the island. Nuwan didn't come with us he said he wanted to sleep. When we came back nuwan was not there. I quickly ran to the place where the flight was landed. My doubt was right. Nuwan has left us. I knew he is selfish. More dangerously we don't know what was in his mind. He might come back here. That's not for good. What about these harmless lives here. I felt fear about them. Also felt guilty myself. If I didn't come to this island they don't face this problem.

I got only one option. I must kill nuwan before he tells anyone about this island.

"Chanchalaa, Who is at home?"

"my little sister may be at home. why?"

"ok. listen to me carefully. Take a phone call home and say....."

Chanchala's phone call

hello wasana(younger sister of chanchala), It is an urgent problem. You must follow my instructions right now. Take a phone call to this phone number and say that the person who riding x45 flight is not an American force one, he is a North Korean spying soldier. If the receiver neglected it say to him "Can you please check whether the flight was on the battlefield yesterday?"

And remember this. 'wasana this is important.'After you finished the phone call destroy the sim card. you should take this phone call from another sim. And before you take that call you must take a phone call to your new sim that you hope to take the call from a public line. Remember to tell them you got that information from an unknown phone call. Ok, do it now. This is very important.

The dinner was bought by tastelandians meanwhile this telephone call.

I explained to them the situation.

"As I told you before there is no harm from the three of us to you guys.But I can't guarantee about nuwan .So I have no other options to protect you guys. Did you mean you paved the way to kill nuwan?"

"maybe but they won't believe the things that nuwan saying about us and this island. It will become just a fairy tale."

"If we want to be safe by solving problems like that, the only thing we had to do is killing you at the beginning."

Then a few days went without anything special.Suran and chanchhalaa were also got used to the environment of tasteland. I didn't even think about mixing with the outside world again. Life here is such happy for all of us. I thought every problem has solved by that telephone call.But I was wrong. One night we were wakened up by a huge sound like a blast.

We lost all our hopes. There was a flight nearby our room. An announcer screamed through speakers.

"listen everyone. we are American friendly force. we have busted your Island. We have to take your island for military operations. We don't care whether you guys accept or not. From today one member from each family is enrolled for forces. We hope you are not foolish to neglect our orders and face more troubles. wimal and kamal also came out from their rooms."

"I knew this. That is why I warned you!"

I heard wimal talking with kamal.I felt like death is comfortable than seeing and hearing these things.If I died in the plane crash!

These people suffer because of my fault. Had chanchalaa's sister done any mistake?

Our head officer who conducted me during military tasks came to me.

"Charith"

he screamed at me and slapped me.

"You had to inform us about this."

he cussed me.

"If so we would be able to do huge damage to North Korean forces by using this island. On the other hand, there is a huge human resource on this island. Don't you know the worth of this population for military tasks? We were in a huge shortage of people for military tasks."

I didn't want to reply to them. I didn't have any future hopes too.

"Sir,we had to listen to nuwan's story."

"If we did so, he would be alive still. We were too early to decide him as a lier."

I turned around to check that voice. That was chamara

So nuwan died. Then what happened?

Chamara knew my thoughts and laughed at me.

"Charith did you think you are the only person and the first one to come here?

My father had known about this island. He told us. But we didn't trust him. Anyway, I recalled that after nuwan's tale. So I was curious. I got permission to have a flight after my job session. I came to check the truth of this story. I could see the island. I captured it and shown it to my head officer. Then only they trusted me."

"If you knew this island is true why did you let nuwan die."

"come on man,They trusted me only after seeing images."

So this is my story. It's been 60 years since the end of the war. Now I am at the 80 th age. Still, I recall those times spent with those kindful people. That peaceful environment does not exist in the present tasteland. Now the tasteland is a paradise for travelers.

whenever a milk pot adds a split of cow dung, cow dung not be clean. The only thing that happened is the pollution of the whole pot of milk. So my story also tells the same thing.

However, I have only one thing to relieve. The great worldtempt has defeated death with the help of the information I taught him. He taught It to me too. But I didn't wise enough to click that. Hopefully maybe in the next birth. Because now my time also has come