Tuesday, October 17th, 2024
Christie Pits, Toronto
This quite elderly couple in the Canadian Tire hardware store were looking at heating units like I was. In our browsing at the various choices the woman asked a simple and practical question, “Do you know which one of these heaters can plug into an old house that has outlets with only two prongs ?
I mentioned to the smiling couple that I don’t work here but that a supervisor to the store is just down the aisle, so I pointed in that direction. It appeared that they were not ready to shuffle their way over and they also didn’t really care to look in that direction. They were more interested in me and companion Nityananda, so they more or less wanted to have that extra few minutes. They spoke a bit about their house, which doesn’t have three-prong outlets and were curious about which church we belonged to.
“The Hare Krishna Temple on Avenue Road.”
“Oh we are just around the corner!”
It’s nice to meet neighbours and not necessarily for me to “preach it up .” Just by wearing my devotional attire, the dhoti, chadar and kurta, is enough in some circumstances. It is necessary to “blend in” or be with everyone while at the same time retain your own individuality. It is okay to be human and be part of a mosaic. And with a city like Toronto, the most multi-cultural metropolis on the globe, it makes perfect sense to apply oneself accordingly. At least that is my opinion.
MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU!
5 km
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