Let The Ritual Begin
Toronto, Ontario
I was taking a walk with a person having difficulty in his marriage. Looking for some refuge, he decided to speak his mind, so I offered, “Did you get counseling? Do you both want the relationship to work? If so, then agree to seek help. As a sanyassi (monk), I can only hear so much about your personal details, therefore, I defer the issue to the experts.” We reverted to walking and doing japa chanting for the time being. I got to thinking, you sometimes see couples taking that hard walk together. They’re not exactly locked in each other’s arms, but they’re also not arguing with each other. I didn’t suggest to the anguished walking buddy next to me if he would think about applying this method with his spouse, perhaps it was a bit idealistic, or even presumptuous to consider and suggest that a good hard stroll under the canopy of trees and over stones or dirt as opposed to asphalt could be a solution to conflict. Yet such a daily habit of companionship could have its great merit. Perhaps there is a magic to it all. It would be as simple as saying when you cook for a group of people with love, that group is likely to bond quite well, instead of ordering stuff from outside.
“Yes,” I suggested to my friend, “you two should walk it out together, let the magic take place, let the ritual begin. What have you got to lose?”
5 KM
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