Toronto, Ontario
A
Good Return
I was thinking how fortunate I am to have
met Dr. Pain—aka Bilvamangal Krsnadas—in India.
He really fixed my ailing knees.
I felt rather “back to normal” when trekking toward Cabbagetown, this
afternoon.
There was another experience that I came
upon which enhanced my joy. When turning
a corner at Yonge and Davenport—near the Canadian Tire store to be exact—I
heard a sound that is rare in the city.
It was the shrill sound of a hawk coming from above. I stopped and turned and looked up, and sure
enough, there was not one, but two hawks, soaring at the level of the towering
tops of buildings.
I had never seen, or heard, these fellows
in the downtown before. Perhaps they are
coming back and asserting themselves, in a way, getting back to normal
business. Hawks, falcons, eagles and
osprey used to dominate these skies until pesticides were used in the
environment.
Amala Ratna, our local hero, who sees to
the healthy growth of the exotic and sacred tulasi
plants, mentioned to me, at a program tonight, that such fowl and numerous
other forms of wildlife are making a return.
I’ve been observing the movement of foxes and their sounds for three
decades in the city ravines.
In a talk I gave at the program, I
expressed that these are good signs.
While we spoke also about the recent tragedy in Florida, of yet another
set of homicides—the killing of innocent students—nature is making a turn for
the better in some areas. After all, you
just can’t dwell on negativity all the time.
Life isn’t totally grim.
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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