Sunday, June 24, 2007
Back I am on Saturday night, greeted at the Timmins airport by a cheerful Yovany and Doug and last but not least, Billie. From the airport to Nighthawk Resort campground in Doug's vehicle, we were reporting to each other about what happened over the short period that I was gone. I conveyed that it was a good trip to Toronto and that the cremation ceremony for a Mr. Soom Pandith (aka Sastra Das) was well co-ordinated with lively chanting. The boys explained that a very natural orientation occured between them and the residents of Nighthawk Resort. The villagers, if you will, were informed about our walking mission and had recieved a taste of a new brand of spirituality. So communication was active. This morning, Dave from MCTV, came to meet us out on the road. Apparently he was going to do a fearure story on us. I spent more time "off camera" with him, communicating over social issues and personal interests, than "on camera." In any event, the 6:00 news did have us slotted in just after the sports feature. Perhaps it was intentional. Walking is a sport after all. Also on today's media venture was a phone in interview with Matthew from EZ Rock 99.3FM Doug had contacted a professor from Northern College. Mr. Raj Mohanty invited families of mostly east Indian origin to his home for a traditional sat-sang, a spiritual gathering. Being isolated from our type of spiritual exposure, the children found us odd and different although the parents themselves felt right at home chanting and hearing from the 'Gita.' Everyone dropped their reservations at dinner time, the last item on the agenda. A final note: Human life is very fragile. Matheson, the town where I completed today's walk , encountered the worst fire in national history. July, 1916 marked the date of destruction of 500,000 sq. acres and claiming 223 lives. Yes, life is fragile
35 kms
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