Tuesday, October 20, 2020

University of Toronto, Toronto

 

Roll Out the Dice

 

I walked to “Theatrics Plus” and the friendly clerk found for me what I came for, a prop for the virtual drama that a group of us are putting together. “Rolling the Dice” is the name of the play. The highlight of the story focuses on some shady gambling from the “Mahabharat.” The props I purchased were dice, four of them at $2.50 a crack. They look good, roll nice, sound good when you shake them and are made in China. According to the epic, the iconic dice are supposed to be made of the bones of ancestors.

 

The place on Young—Theatrics Plus—is all geared up for the Halloween crowd. A large stock. “How’s business?” I asked the fellow who dug to find the dice.

 

“It’s picking up, but slower than usual because of…”

 

“Don’t say it. I know. Covid, right?”

 

“Exactly!”

 

With the dice in my pocket I continued the stroll and sat for a moment at a linear park, parallel to Yonge Street. Visitors to the city would never know of this secret passageway. Then, walking by me, appeared Suresh, who I’ve known for centuries (seems like).

 

“Hey! Haribol!” I said. He was surprised. We talked about the piano he donated to the Bayview Square Park.

 

“It’s survived two winters,” he said of this much-used instrument during the high season, summer, and which gets locked down and covered during ominous weather conditions.

 

“It’s a great service you are doing. People need more music in their life.” I said, as a way of encouragement. I continued on the stroll to and through the campus at the University of Toronto. I received a call from someone who wanted directions after seeing visions of Krishna. I offered encouragement. “Please bring the music of Krishna into your life and stop eating pork.”

 

Maybe Source be with you!

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