Aurora, Nebraska
In and Out of the Storms
Penner’s Garage in York reattached the engine
shield under the “Jaladuta Express.” The
apparatus was dragging and scraping along the pavement. We gave it immediate attention and talked to
the boss of the garage. He really liked
our program, our monk mission of walking the country. He screwed it back on, and for free.
The weather was a challenge. Thunder storms and tornadoes ripped through
much of Nebraska. The three of us had
never ever seen so many displays of lightning, sounds of thunder claps and then
floods of water descending from the sky.
As the saying goes, I told the boys, “It
was raining cats and dogs, and we were stepping into poodles.” Marshall had never heard that one before.
Our new-made friend, Stephen Moseley, from
the York paper, got back to me after yesterday’s interview.
“Bhaktimarga swami… By complete coincidence
our Wednesday columnist, a local pastor, wrote his piece on the many benefits
of walking, both physically and otherwise.
Blind luck is as effective as planning, apparently, though not as
frequent… I very much enjoyed our short
time together. Be safe.”
Steve also sent me the links to his and the
pastor’s articles. https://goo.gl/MhkmlU
and https://goo.gl/MMGVtH. They are excellent material for reading and
encouraging the walking and prayerful culture.
I did manage nineteen miles today despite
miserable conditions. I see it as an
austerity program, which is always great for the monastic life.
May the Source be with you!
19 mi
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