Monday,
March 13th, 2017
Toronto,
Ontario
The Break
Students
are content with their break from school.
I’ve answered the phone a few times from callers—parents—who were
inquiring about the kid’s daycamp at the ashram
where I live.
“Oh! Yes, well, I’ll turn you over to someone who
knows more about it than me.” Eventually
the caller would hear from either Geeta or Shyama Mohini, co-ordinators for a five-consecutive-day fun time, doing
games, singing songs, eating together and stuff…. This is
all done in a Krishna-centric environment, of course.
I popped my
head in to peek at the younglings, anywhere from toddler to ten, in the temple
room where most things were going on.
There was some noise. That’s a
sign of life. It was safe sounding
noise.
“Lots of
energy,” Rukmini confirmed—a facilitator.
And I
thought, “When properly channeled you get a great result.” I also thought of the young children we read
about in sastric texts and how they
excelled because there was some good direction for them, the likes of Prahlad,
Dhruva, Hanuman (who wasn’t totally human) and, naturally, Krishna and Rama.
I had to
smile at the fun. I believe I was a
fairly happy kid. I didn’t know Krishna
at the time, but someone with a personality known as God, an overseeing
well-wisher, protector. Every child
deserves that type of exposure and understanding. Considering the crazy world in which we live,
walls of security and fun are so essential.
I wish the
best to them (all thirty of them) and all the children of the universe.
May the
Source be with you!
2 km
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