Brampton, Ontario
Use or Lose
Gopal is a new student
from India,
who, in a matter of days, will enroll in and attend Centennial College.
He’s an expert mrdunga
drummer. I took him for his
first-time-ever serious walk through Rosedale, just after a frenzied session in
the kitchen.
Both of us assisted
Subuddhi with her expert cooking, in an attempt to meet the demands of a
glorious turnout of Govinda’s clientele.
Being still the holidays, a host of people decided to make Govinda’s their vegetarian
destination for the evening, and all Gopal and I thought of was, “Help!” when the
opportunity arose. A stream of prasadam (sacred food) thus went from
kitchen to dinner tables.
Many things get
accomplished under pressure. Our servers
were pleased. What can be said of
team-work!
Gopal also accompanied
me earlier on, along with Dhira, to a house warming in Brampton. A family had moved into a new house in an area of urban
sprawl. This
event entailed a talk, a chant and
a bite to eat. As mentioned before,
Gopal is good on the drum. His flick of
the wrist, on the two mrdunga drum
heads, moves at such speed that it’s hard to detect a hand at the end of the
arm. Kirtan
was really enjoyed.
In the course of our
‘dark’ walk (meaning ‘at night’),
I mentioned to him, “If you keep up your playing, you’ll always be expert.” To which
he responded, if walking is minimized in your life, you’ll even find our seven kilometre walk a
burden. This simple reminder of ‘losing
it if you stop using it’ is hard-core reality, lest we forget that practice
makes perfect.
Perhaps ‘perfect’ is a
bit of an extreme word reserved for Bhagavan
(God). ‘Expert’ might do.
In any event, Gopal,
teach your art to others.
May the Source be with
you!
7 km
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