Toronto, Ontario
Have Someone
After three zoom classes for the day, I was ready for a much
needed time outdoors. I chose, as my
route, Yonge Street, a place up for
change, with towering condominiums popping up along the way—perhaps it’s a way
of ‘cleaning up’ some of the unwanted elements.
Unfortunately, for about two kilometres along Yonge, from Bloor to
Dundas, there is a presence of an unhealthy crop of people, often not always
due to their own fault—the homeless, the drug users and other unstable
types. The building of fresh new condos
could change that. It could push those
less-fortunates a few blocks to the east.
I do feel for those who are pushed to the edge. The symptoms of an unwholesome society abound,
especially on this strip. Mind you, it’s
not the worst place in Canada. And I
have to snicker at the banners in the area that read that where I am is the “cultural
core of the city.” Really?!
Anyway, my observation is that the average person is
uncared-for or undercared-for. A
strong amiable relationship with someone is what most people hanker for, with
the ultimate relationship being with the paramatma
or God-in-the-heart. If one feels the
presence of that Guardian Angel-type of friend then one feels a sense of love
and security.
As I walked Yonge near College Street, I happened to chance
upon a young man, from Turkey, who has been to our temple. It was obvious at my first encounter with him
that he desired a partner and didn’t have one. I asked him in passing, “Did you find
someone?”
With a huge smile he said, “Yes!”
Okay, so he has someone now, and, being Krishna Conscious,
he also has Krishna. So, great!
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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