Toronto, Ontario
The Floor
Our temple room in
Toronto has a tilt to the floor and when you walk on its surface, it’s easy enough to see and feel the
slant. Walking this morning on that
eternal slant was easily my greatest challenge, as when I walk on the shoulder
of a road. You know, the engineering of
any road’s construct is such that the slant accommodates a rainfall’s run-off.
Incidentally, because of a cold
rain, I
decided to walk-off my food intake indoors. That left me pacing the temple room floor which has a
glossy linoleum finish. It has been
suggested the floor be replaced with marble tiling. If that was ever to happen, it would not be a
foot-happy situation. Currently, the floor is soft,
pliable, and even danceable because of the pine wood slats underneath and the
spring effect there, that was initially intended.
It is this part of our
building that was built in 1911. Our
other section was up first. A
cornerstone indicates that it was erected in 1897. It was a Methodist congregation who occupied
and built up the place, with its smart limestone exterior, at this great location near the museum, just
north of Queen’s Park, blocks from the country’s largest university—the U of T, near Casa Loma—a castle
of substantial size, and a five minute walk from classy Yorkville.
We’re proud of our
building which resembles a fort of sorts, outside and in. And the floor, despite its slant, was built
for a good view. From the point of view, when you would sit in a pew, it's not really
bothersome at all.
May the Source be with
you!
4 km
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