There's always a lesson to be learnt.

Bombs frighten me. I may be miles away from them, but they always do. It's scary. It's scary when I think of all those people, some still lying in beds, unable to move, although their wounds maybe over a year old. Yes, I know people like that.

Anyway, we don't often hear of them exploding bombs in the South, but it has happened a few times. It was only in November that they fired at a bus along the Buttala - Kataragama main road. And this time they targetted a Muslim celebration attended by quite a number of Big Bellies.

Well, some actually went to the extent of questioning if today's attack was indeed carried out by the LTTE (Daily Mirror comments). Anyway, that's beside the point.

If this attack showed us one thing, among many others, it is this. The bad guys, in this case, the terrorists, spare no one. OK, fine, old news so. But, we've got something to learn here.

They don't discriminate when they shoot. But, what about us?

They will shoot anyone who gets in their way. They will shoot anyone just to make a point. They don't care if they are killing Sinhalese, Muslims or Tamils for that matter. They don't care if it's a political gathering or religious ceremony or both.

Will we fight for everyone? Will we treat everyone equally, not discriminate them?

Some do. Others don't.

And just like they wouldn't leave out anyone when they shoot, it's time we don't leave out anyone when working towards peace.