Windsor, Ontario, Canada
It took me practically 50 minutes to walk around the massive block of Chrysler Plant. It gives you an idea of the size of the place which has employed thousands over the years in this auto town. I happened to stay overnight just two blocks away from the assembly with companion and fellow spiritualist Devadatta, at the home of his father, Dennis Ford (no relation to the big auto Baron).
These days companies such as Chrysler talk about big bucks, as they always did. The current climate has changed and instead of dollars in the plus it’s dollars in the red. While Christmas season is brewing the good cheers are also not what they could be. Bankruptcies and bail-outs are the talk of the town. In such grim times one could demonstrate a little wisdom, one could consider the great option of spirituality.
One woman walking her dog trudging through the snow with an air of cheerfulness, “Lots of beautiful snow!” she said as Devadatta and I readied ourselves to pull out of his father’s driveway.
“Yes”, I agreed “It’s mother nature’s frozen milk and it replenishes many forms of life in the spring”, I replied
“You must be one of those Green people”, she remarked.
“Well, I am a monk of the Hare Krishna movement and we do have some ecological concerns.”
“You learn something everyday”, she said blissfully and went on her way.
With less walking and more driving Devadatta and I visited five household, over a stretch of three hundred kilometers. Weather was nasty and in one city, London Ontario, we accidentally slipped into a snow-bound ditch. The first motorist to see us in our bind stopped, pulled out their newly purchased shovel and got us out of a tight spot.
The good Samaritans are out there and do exist. The two fellows did not show sainthood by expression of language but they did by expression of action.
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