Parika, Guyana
The number of people attending each night at various locations is rather pleasing. It ranges from 1,200 to 2,000 people. On stage was a medley of devotional presentations including the drama, “The Gita”. The actors were young and inexperienced onstage fellows. They are most sincere – all male. After the appreciated performance, I asked the audience for three favours: 1) to bless these young men to be good future fathers, 2) to bless these young men to be good husbands, 3) to bless these young men to be good, moral, Krishna-centered individuals. As the men stood there, mostly single, the audience (by my coaching) raised their palm and said, “Hare Krishna”. It felt good that support was there. Let’s look hard at and work hard at an improved future with increased functional families.
The early morning had us engaged in trekking. Practically, it brought Rupa and I to the end of the world. At the end of Parika’s main street is the ocean meeting the Essequibo River. By 9AM, Rupa and I felt like toast. In this area of the globe, not terribly far from the equator, we felt the effect of an inferno early in the day.
A little adventure can get you into trouble. A passion for the sea breeze caused us to head to the sea’s edge. Before long, we trekked through mud and mean forest, the type with clawing thorns. Our apparel and bodies became ornamented with blood and mud.
The lesson – careful about adventure.
18 Km
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