Brampton, Ontario
Silver Balloon
I want to congratulate the six
new initiates who received their diksha and their new names. They are a smiling
group. Optimists.
Ashok Kumar Srivastava’s new name is Arya Das.
Pratima Shrivastava’s new name is Pranaya Dasi.
Anurag Shrivastava’s new name is Ananda Gaura Das.
Ritu Shrivastava’s new name is Rajeshwari Dasi.
Vihar Joshi’s new name is Vishnu Tattva Das.
Neha Joshi’s new name is Narmada Dasi.
My nighttime walk was interesting.
I often go to Queen’s Park, and bypass the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum). Near the
museum, a silver balloon appeared out of nowhere. It seemed to greet me, but
being light and frivolous in the wind, it wasn’t about to stay with me. It was
bouncy, buoyant and beautiful. Let’s call it “Jumping Jack Flash” (like the
song from the Stones). I thought of it as a lost soul checking out the scene.
In its wanderlust, it daringly bounced, or attempted to cross Avenue Road’s six
lanes.
It only got so far and then
retreated back to me after getting to about the fifth lane. I was expecting one
of the motorists to pop it with its tires, make it explode, but that didn’t
happen. Jack Flash and Walking Monk were meant to meet, but briefly. I am prone
to walk while this soul is bent on bouncing, floating, and, eventually, deflating.
He has his journey. I have mine.
“Nice meeting you!”
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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