Tuesday, July 21st 2015
Everyone’s Heard About It
I decided to walk from our small temple on Victoria Avenue
Was I surprised to see and hear the reaction,
“Yeah! I heard about it.” “I’m gonna be
there!” “Wouldn’t miss it.” “I come every
year.” “I came last year, but you ran out of food.” “Yeah,
I’m going over there to volunteer some help.”
Once arriving at the location, I saw Maduha, the coordinator
for the exhibits, set up the marquees and displays.
My bus companions were absent. I was told that
all fifty of them were off for an Ultimate Frisbee game. The manager
of the festival, Dr. Jani (Prem Kishor), was busy like anything preparing for
the mini Ratha Yatra that would start the whole festival.
Three young boys, less than six years of age each, were
playing on the grass. They had been chatting about me I could
see. One of them came forward and asked an innocent question, “Are
you God?”
“No! I’m a monk, I’m the servant of God.”
“Oh, okay,” answered the young boy who got distracted and
then ran off with his friends to explore and see what the park and the day had
in store for them.
The festival went well. My guess is that 8,000
people came. The mayor came. Bruce, who heads up the Green
Party in the area, also made his appearance. There were others.
As usual, a good number of people who came with their fold
out lawn chairs sat for hours to watch the show until the time to line up for
the free food. A formula for warming up people to Krishna
Consciousness is effectively working, food, cultural shows, and kirtan.
All have a magical effect on people.
May the Source be with you!
8 km
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