Thursday, May 12th,
2016
New Castle,
Pennsylvania
After the Article
The elderly man drove
oh-so-slow on the country road and with pleasant weather he had his window
down. He went even slower as he
approached me. He turned his head and
said, "Thank you!" I simply
guessed at the reason for the abrupt comment as he then sped along. This man had read the daily paper and the
article on the front page with picture captioned, "Hare Krishna Walking
Monk visits the area," by reporter Nancy Lowry. It happened more than once-- when I blocked
out one hour for phone calls while walking-- that motorists stopped to
congratulate and offer water.
Throughout the day
hand-waves, handshakes, and voice gestures of well-being came my way. An officer also stopped. He was the only motorist who wasn't up on the
news. So he asked, "Are you looking
for something?"
"No! I'm just trekking and on my way to San
Francisco." With that he bulged his
eyes and shook his head in a comic disbelief.
It was priceless.
When I finally got
into the city of New Castle, where there was also overwhelming response, one
man, another senior person, whose name is Evangelist Green Leaf, came over to
my side of the street. The 69-year-old
was open and friendly and wanted me to have Jesus in me. He out-stretched his right hand and welcomed
the Saviour into my heart. I'm sure we
were a spectacle, because we actually sat there over the ordeal and were
absorbed in discussion - he with his bright green top and me in saffron-orange.
I thank Nancy for the
positive article that made the residents of the area aware that Hare Krishnas
have been around now for 50 years and it all started more-or-less in
Pennsylvania in 1965, when its founder, Prabhupada, came to present a new way
of thinking and being.
May the Source be
with you!
20 miles / 32 km
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