Madhavi, The Wind and the creek
Vita, Manitoba
Today’s walk goes to Madhavi, a gentle
soul who finds herself in hospital for treatment. She played a role in one of
the dramas I directed, “Sati”. She gave it her all. Now she needs some help and
prayer. A mantra will do for calling on inner strength for her, Hare Krishna.
Regarding my trekking today, whatever
physical strength carried me was fueled by the crispness in the air and then
the gusty wind to follow. Doug, who’s 69, is a real trouper, fighting the wind
just as I am. He put under his feet 24 Kms, and no complaints. At one point as
he remained on the Highway, Highway 201, I paralleled his footsteps by walking
the dried up creek running alongside the road. This location helped cut the
wind and it gave me a new challenge. It reminded me somewhat of my blazing the
trail in Israel last year – sand and rocks. It was uneven and rivaled the
general prairie flatness. Incidentally this area, especially in the Piney municipality,
we find some of the best water in the world. Rain, snow and the like filters
through the sandy soil and leaves an incredible pure tasting water. According
to Daruka, Donald Trump gets his water from the springs in this south eastern
Manitoba region.
Doug and I walked through some Ukranian communities,
including Sundown and Vita. Although a little human interaction occurred today,
it was an Ojibwe person and an elder who slowed down their vehicle after noticing
me for a second time on the road. Instantaneously he could comprehend our
walking mission and the purpose behind it. He said confidently, “This is what
my people have been doing for centuries. You see, we don’t really need these,”
as he banged on the steering wheel. He implied that the automobile has spoiled
his people and in general, the human race. Srila Prabhupada, our guru, was also
highly critical of the car culture and other machinery invented. Since technology
is what it is, and having an all pervasive presence in today’s world, then let
it be utilized for the purpose of generating a spiritually based world.
Our day ended at the home of Leonard and
Rameshni, who arrived originally from South Africa to Winnepeg some years back.
We had delicious prasadam (food blessed by Krishna), it was tummy
friendly. To really put the day to a full circle situation, Vrinda, the mother
of hospital bound Madhavi, was also there to enjoy the prasadam with us.
30 Km
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