Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
The Five P’s
In Saskatoon in December, it is already
true winter. The air is cold and crisp, but
dry and brittle. Your footsteps on the
sidewalk make a clear clumping—at least my hiking boots create that sound. The sky is blue and the sun shines.
Vivek and I drove over the river by way of
one of the bridges. Mystical clouds of
vapour ascended from the water. Similar
puffy white cloud formations bellow out of smoke stacks and chimneys. I’m sure Siberia
is the same with images of “white” rising to the heavens all the time.
Because of the cold, Vivek and I decided to
get some walking in by doing so indoors.
30 below Celsius wasn’t too appealing, so we parked and entered at Field
House, a large community hall for work-out, physical training and so on. The place was huge and vibrant with young
people. We took to the walking track and
put in over 5 kilometres. Runners, both
men and women, sped by with amazing pace.
“I don’t run,” I told Vivek. “I gave it up long ago.”
The day was ceremonious for us for three
reasons, starting with the fact that it is Gita Jayanti today, the anniversary
of the Gita being spoken by Sri
Krishna. Also, Vivek had never been to
Field House before, so it was a great discovery. Lastly, after our walk, we had a stop-over at
his “Karma Café,” his food business, where a group of us gathered for
succession planning. Now that the family
running our sangas (spiritual
gatherings) for six years, are moving to New York, we discussed how things will
go on in their absence. We bore in mind
that Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance (The 5 P’s).
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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