Wednesday, June 8th,
2016
Bristol, Indiana
Slow Down!
The theme of the day
was like the lines from Simon and Garfunkel's song which goes, "Slow down,
you move too fast. You've got to make
the mornin' last...Hello, lamp-post, whatcha knowin'..."
As Uttama and I
approached the area of Bristol we witnessed quite the frenzy and frequency of
cars zipping by. The sudden drench of
rain didn't slow down traffic, nor did it slow me down. Uttama vied for standing under a tree but I
know from experience that you're better to keep going because that means
keeping warm. Fortunately Gopal came
with the van to fetch Uttama. I stayed
on and I witnessed, once again, the fast pace of life.
One man, with that
corporate appearance, pulled over and asked if I could share some wisdom. My response, "We're human and we're
meant for walking and being spiritual."
The fellow said,
"In this area, where there are the Amish, they insist on a slower pace of
life." And that is so because in
the madness of traffic the Amish of the old order passed by me with horse and
buggy. It is totally accepted by the big
truck people and the young guys in Cameros - they slow down. I might also add, that the Amish ride in
style.
Later I met a sweet
young woman in her middle-age who was walking, and we converged at the same
juncture on highway 120. She spoke about
her philosophy, "I walk every day because I want to be fit to serve the
Lord and others."
"Good
girl!" I thought. She hit it, spot
on. She was going at the speed of 3
miles per hour - my speed. It is a pace that’s
more calm than all the traffic. Keep
singin' it, Simon and Garfunkel.
May the Source be
with you!
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