Monday, May 30th,
2016
Toledo, Ohio
Good in the End
There are a host of
theories as to the origin of the term, 'holy Toledo'. Like the phrases, 'holy moley', 'holy tamoles',
'holy cow', they are just sayings, and I suppose they are irrelevant. I must say that my first encounter with the
city of Toledo on this walk after leaving the Maumee State Park area was
blessed indeed.
God knows I'm on a
holy pilgrimage, in America, and India with its rich history of spiritualism,
or Spain with a famous trail like the Camino, can't claim exclusive rights on
what's holy or sacred.
Gopal, my navigator
assistant on this trip, parked the van demarcating the final step for the
day. It was comfortably parked under the
shade of a tree in front of someone's home located just inside the border of
Toledo's east end. It was Uttama,
Arjuna, and I, who did the last leg of the day's walk together. Gathered at this spot, the proprietor of the
home got curious. It was the home of
Sharon King, a sandy coloured lady, and my guess, a baby boomer, who came out
and did the holy thing of offering water.
"I saw a bunch
of yogis in front of my house and I thought they might need
something." A conversation began
and Sharon admitted to being a TM'er, so we got to talking about The Beatles,
Bhakit Yoga, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Bhaktivedanta Swami, etc. I pulled out a small publication of 'Chant
and Be Happy' from the van. It's
essentially a book on the power of chanting, and in it are dialogues of John,
Yoko, and George, learning from our guru.
I consider our
exchange with Sharon to be most holy.
"Let me know what you think of the book after the read," I
said.
"I will,"
she said, with a grateful smile on her face.
Today is Memorial Day. Many folks
I saw today are having a steak and drinking.
Sadly, there seems to be little done to honour war veterans.
One more item that
sticks out in my mind regarding today was a most unholy remark coming from a
countryside home owner, when I took a moment to pause, a break, just outside
his home.
"What the F____
are you doing here!?" asked the loud voice, to which I didn't
respond. I moved on. In retrospect, I'm happy to have ended the
day with preciousness, with Sharon.
May the Source be
with you!
19 miles
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