Havana, Cuba
Countries
Most people who come to Havana make their way to the Malecon, a lengthy sea wall. A hurricane two years ago, did serious damage to the wall, but it looks to me like great repairs have been undertaken.
A group of us ventured our way there on foot, and even sat on the sea wall once we reached it, to catch up on some ‘sound’ meditation. The boulevard, which led us there, seemed to have an abundance of curious pedestrians. It was not our intention to do a tremendous amount of outreach, but to concentrate more on providing lessons and company for the fairly isolated Krishna followers.
One particular visit was to the Indian Ambassador, the Honourable Madhu Sethi. It was great to chat with her. Our dominant topic of discussion was the social disparity in the world and particularly, the change of attitude in the younger generation.
"Even in India," she said with concern. It was her observation, as it has been mine, that the East is turning to the West, and the West—to the East.
Now, what about the Cubans? Well, frankly, they seem to like Indian culture. That is what M. Sethi is seeing; everything from the music, and the food, to the philosophy. I concurred and said, "Everyone has more or less a little piece of India in their DNA."
The two countries, India and Cuba, get along fabulously, and so does Canada seem to have some kind of courtship going on with Cuba. The place does have its own resilience, despite less facility.
May the Source be with you!
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