Friday, July 24th, 2015
A Chat With The Mayor
As a service, devotional service, intuition told me to keep
the mayor in friendly conversation. Initially I was told that Saskatoon
Now, some colleagues might say that I was in maya (another
phrase for sin) or offensive for not chanting along the way but I thought it
was my duty to build relations with the gentleman before suggesting he do more
than he’s already done.
Our conversation was pertinent though. I was telling
him how I’ve been on the road, crammed on a bus so that opened the doors for
him to talk about the hockey tournaments he was involved in and how he and the
league would travel by bus. Behind the driver, there were 8 seats in
the front. The balance of the coach line were bunks for sleeping,
three tiered, and finally there was a toilet and a sink.
That sounded familiar.
I then asked him about the sport, hockey, itself and where
it has gone in recent years. Like many who love the game, he
expressed that it has become very commercial and has lost some integrity.
“How can you justify to a normal person a player in the
league earning 6 to 7 million dollars a year?”
Like hockey, which had its humble beginnings, everything
starts with a sincere intent but it can become corrupted in due
course. I mentioned that even a spiritual community can have its
beginnings with pure motives but somehow the integrity can become
lost. “That is so for every endeavour.” The mayor
smiled. “So it becomes necessary to refocus,” I continued.
Mayor Atchison walked with us for the length of the procession
culminating at a park, South Saskatchewan River
– a lovely spot. He offered kind words on the stage wishing all
well. We appreciate his attendance.
Kasyapa Muni and his wife, Panchami, are the two real heroes
of the event. Running in its second year, the Chariot Fest attracted
over 1,000 happy folks.
3 km
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