Monday, July 27th, 2015
Heatwave/Go to the lake
A heatwave has come and is here to stay for some time
according to weather forecasters. To address it, I told Nick, “I want to go to
the lake. Do you want to come?”
“Sure! How?” said Nick.
“We can ride the subway together. Take the lead, please. You
know your way around better than I. Let’s go to the Beaches and the boardwalk
where Shrila Prabhupada (our Guru) walked in ’75.” Nick was excited.
For someone who rarely “rides the rocket" (as people
here say about the transit system), I found it rather novel and adventurous.
Usually I like to walk to places and forgo paying for the “rocket” but today,
well, the Beaches are a distance away. From Yonge Street Subway to Queen Street
We then made the return journey to the ashram and all the
while chanted on our beads. It always pays off to be out there for some
exposure. At one subway stop while waiting for the train a young woman
approached me, “Hi, remember me? I am Rakesh Bandhari’s daughter.”
Of course I remembered. Her dad flew in his private plane to
the town where I was walking in 1996. Rakesh brought his young daughter with
him to take a few steps together through the Victorian settlement of Brockville
I failed to catch the name of the now grown young female
adult. Both of us were caught in the joy of collective reminiscence. It was
sweet and it was an opportunity to exchange “Hare Krishna’s”.
Readers, please be out there and wear devotional clothing if
possible. People will spot you. It excites the soul and they will come to you
and question or comment.
6km
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