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 Lighting Candles Minister Bandula Gunawardena came on TV and told the nation that they will save all the fuel till 11th July and distribute it to people. That was the government plan. He said as if he was a modern-day Santa Claus giving gifts to children. Gunawardena’s speech made us so disappointed in the system that governs us. No fuel, no lights, no food, no gas and no solution in sight. The worst – No hope. Dil and I had three options to simmer our total frustration. 1/ To get on a plane and go to London visiting our family. 2/ Curse President Gotabaya and the parliament. 3/ Get up and do something about peoples’ hunger We opted for the 3rd choice. It took us three days to set things up with our capable office staff and our network of volunteer coordinators. ...