Toronto, Ontario
The
Walk Helped
A mid-day stroll led me to the Brickworks
and the ravine, away from everything the urban reality represents. There’s traffic. There’s people experiencing discontent—it’s
on their faces. What troubles them? Who knows?
The sky is grey. I went out of
the building—the ashram—after news of someone slowly leaving the mission. Also, news came to me of a couple speaking
about divorce.
It was a dark hour. Walking was so justified. I was chanting.
Just before hitting the trail on the ravine,
a guy in workman’s clothes, hard hat and all, saw me across the street. He gave a warm, “How’s it goin’?”
I reached the ravine and ten minutes into
the beauty of it, I received a call and I answered it saying, “Haribol! Tell me some good news!”
And the caller did. He’d been struggling devotionally but more
recently things have picked up for him.
“Congratulations!” I said. “Now
don’t let go this time, of what you’ve achieved.” Staying strong is what I encouraged. Things were looking brighter as I plodded on.
At the Brickworks itself, the trail came to
an end. Construction signs indicated,
with barriers, that walkers/runners were to turn back. So I did.
No choice.
The lesson?
I had my break and now I had the
opportunity to go back to deal with issues.
“Don’t try to escape!” was the message.
Everyone must go out for breathing in new
air each day. Brightness will come!
May the Source be with you!
6 km
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