"Don’t
Jump, It’s Not Worth It!"
Rain
permeated through the sky and through the previous night. It persisted through
the morning. Off I went to a later than usual start at which time the drops did
let up. Only then did I step out of the van. When I did so, five fawns spun out
from the forest next to me. But guess who also emerged at that time? It was
Tre’von, who slept overnight with Vivasvan and I and is now an official member
of our team. He emerged from the van and, like a real trooper, took to the
whole 20 miles of walking for the day.
We had a
thrill walking on the bridge that suspended over the Hudson
River . It took us exactly a half hour to walk it. That made it
four revolutions on our meditation beads. We stopped somewhere at the middle of
the bridge just to enjoy the view of the vista. When a motorist saw us while
driving, he yelled out, “Don’t jump, it’s not worth it!” It gave us a good
laugh. A construction worker on the bridge also noticed us. He was a big burly
guy and upon seeing us he stopped his work and offered us a pranam ( a
traditional palms together Vedic greeting).
We were
treated royally at the Nimai Bliss kitchen to a tasty vegetarian Gujarati meal.
I was impressed with the food and with Jimmy, one of the patrons of the place.
Who is Jimmy anyway? He’s a garage owner across the street from the restaurant.
He calls himself the All-American Boy but has taken a fancy to Krishna
Consciousness. It comes at a good period in his life. At age 75, he is just
looking to a new track in life. He is reading the books of our guru,
whom I am walking for.
Once again,
my guru’s name is Srila Prabhupada and he came to America
We walked Newburgh , Little Britain, Plain View, Rock Tavern and Montgomery
May the
Source be with you!
20 miles /
32 kilometres
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