Toronto, Ontario
Is It All Over?
Just prior to my evening walk, our group from the temple
ashram pulled out our instruments for another bang of musical sounds to salute
the Health Caretakers contending with and tending to the Covid virus. I thought
we sounded good but tonight we appeared to be the only ones on the street
bearing paraphernalia to create some sound.
It seemed strange to us. Are the neighbours all through with
connecting to one another? Does everyone want to just go back to normal?
Those of us from the ashram
were initially motivated by the enthusiasm of some of the folks down the
street. We came on board a couple of weeks after they started the tradition and
a beautiful cultural practice became an everyday reality. The music we have
been projecting can be seen as a celebration to the good side of humanity. Even
if we, or when we, starve off or eradicate the little demon, Covid-19, might it
be possible to salute those who sacrifice?
When I did actually take my walk, I came to the juncture of
Yonge and Bloor and reminded myself that I have a cousin, Correy, who lives in
a condo just east of the intersection. I called her and we spoke. She informed
me of the riots going on south of the border. That tragedy is consuming
people’s minds in the U.S.
“But here in Canada,” said Correy, “we are occupied with
Covid.”
It does sound like a mundane world. People do seem to be
enveloped in the negative. While this is
true of life as we know it, there is also a flip-side. Yes, smell the spring
aromas. Touch both truths. Don’t just hang around in one.
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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