Thursday, May 26th,
2016
Vermillion, Ohio
People on the Way
It is Route #6 that
becomes the trail for the day. To join
me, is Uttamananda from Bangladesh, who lived in our ashram in Toronto for five
years. He's with our little party as an
assistant. He became a walking companion
for the day, from Avon Lake to Vermillion,
a distance of 20 miles. Not bad for a
first day.
Who did we meet along
the way?
First of all, we met
the lake, the big one, Lake Erie, several times. It has a square mileage of (I asked Google
and it answered) 25,744 square kilometres.
When we gained access
to it, it became a resting spot, especially at the end of the trek, when we
took a dive and swim at Vermillion.
We met people as
well, among them pedestrians and motorists.
Our motorist who gave directions also gave a spankin' new hundred dollar
bill - a donation. We didn't ask, he
just let his heart speak.
A woman offered to
take us to our destination. I told her,
"We're going to San Francisco."
She blushed, but also gave some fruit- as she had just bought groceries.
In Lorain, the town,
we met a pedestrian with her small dog.
She is a puritan Catholic who loves hearing and reciting the old mass in
Latin. She declared a damnation on the
all-pervading drug culture but she was keenly curious about Krishna
Consciousness.
"I want to be
educated," she said.
She was happy to know
we denounce intoxication but don't condemn those who try to kick the
habit. On our list of interactions was
also a young man pushing his young daughter in a baby stroller.
"I'm an atheist
but I respect what others believe in. My
mother-in-law, who's Christian says I'm going to hell for my conviction."
It sounds like he's
living with the issue. Tolerance is one
of the greatest virtues.
May the Source be
with you!
20 miles
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