Toronto, Ontario
As I Sat…
As I sat on the wooden stairs I struggled to get my sandal
onto the right foot. “Something seems different,” I thought. “Why isn’t it fitting? The clasp isn’t closing? Maybe my extra-thick sock is restricting it?”
Well, it didn’t take long before I could see the
problem. I’ve gotten the wrong shoe on
the wrong foot. My evening trek wouldn’t
have worked out. Now, how did it come to
this? All I could think of was that it
was a rough day. With three long conference
calls and on top of that—dealing with four families, each who lost a loved one
to disease (only one from Covid)—it made the day very demanding. I felt mentally some drain of energy. No wonder I couldn’t see the right from the
left.
My response to all of this was to go for that walk and
evening isn’t a bad choice of time. All
except take out restaurants and convenience are closed for business over the
virus. I ended up having Bloor St.
almost to myself.
“Hare Krishna Hare Krishna…“ I went chanting on my beads. As usual the few pedestrians find it unique to
see a monk with his beads in hand. My
beads particularly dangle. I do like to
show them off. Who actually prays on the
street? It’s so rare to see. Hey, he’s got on a good-looking pair of
sandals!
I don’t mind being that oddball—anything to excite a soul
and incite it into the slightest quest of truth is a good thing.
May the Source be with you!
6 km
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