Gage Park, Brampton
That Pretty, White Gazebo
The Greater Toronto Area has entered into its third phase of lifting restrictions imposed due to the pandemic. At Gage Park in Brampton, Stephen Philips and I could see how the public there was taking advantage of trees, grass, benches, flowers and the gazebo. I remember that gazebo. At eighteen years of age, a friend, Ron Casier, and I hitchhiked from Chatham, a good 300 kilometres through country roads, for an experience, and reached as far east as this gazebo. We took a nap at the shelter. It’s still in its spot. Memory lane indeed. Our trip included visiting family in the farmland near London. I recall my second cousin, Agatha, seeing us come up her country laneway.
“Who are those hippies?” She pondered, while in some state of fear.
Anyway, I’m back to the same gazebo. It’s pretty and white. Steven and I were waiting for a third person, Savyasachin, to sit down on the grass for a good read of the script, “Rolling the Dice.” We have put the script to the side for about fifteen years but it was worth pulling out of the files, since we are preparing for filming a production sometime over the coming months.
Three central characters are highlighted in this drama. Two brothers, Vidura, who is wise, along with his eldest brother, the blind king, Dhritarastra. Finally there’s the personification of offense in the form of the character, Duryodhana. Krishna plays a minor role as far as presence on the stage is concerned, however, he is like the gazebo of the story—the shelter.
May the source be with you!
5 km
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