Sunday, May 13, 2007
3:30 AM and we are up. Everyone is working in concert except for Billie (the parrot). She is in her own world.
Avery respectable family stopped, thrilled to see me a second time.
An elderly couple and two grandmas from Kenora wanted a photo taken with the boys. The youngest one wore a T-shirt with “ADULTS are just kids who owe a lot of money” written on it. On owing, I took a moment to expound on the phrase of an ancient pandit Chanakhya. “There are three things that one should always put out- fire, disease and debt.”
Darshan Doug and Yovany expressed the joy they are experiencing from the trip. It’s unlike any vacation. It’s the simple life yet hard driven (on the knees these days) to encourage walking and chanting.
Looking on the wayside, I am utterly disturbed by the casual toss of garbage- mostly water bottles (partly drunk) and empty coffee cups.
40 kms.
Additional notes: Debt- Everyone owes someone something. It’s a fact of life. But some obligations especially financial can cause undue grief and lead to extreme depression and stress. Such debts are like a guillotine ready to lower the blade. They can break us. Always try to avoid unnecessary debt.
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