A Chinese book
Hare Krsna Prabhus,
After having lunch in the van at avondale New Zealand, I filled my bag with a few more books before hitting the street again. I very, very rarely take chinese books with me because I very rarely approach chinese people, but this time Krishna inspired me to take my only small chinese book, just in case something unusual did happen. A few hours passed and the time had come for me to stop sankirtan for the day and start some sastric study so I began walking back to the van. Along the way I was thinking, "I've got to be more like Khela Tirtha Prabhu. He's so enthusiastic and he's always in sankirtan mode." So this thought inspired me continue approaching persons en route to the van. The first man I met was so cruel that he practically tried to extinquish his cigarette on my face. I quickly renounced his association, and quickly lost that fresh enthusiasm. I tried to consider that the Lord is in control of everything and that I've just got to do my duty regardless, but for some reason none of the relevant slokas were manifesting in my mind… The last two persons between me and van were (of course) two young chinese boys, waiting at a bus stop. Although feeling dejected, I showed them the pictures of Lord Buddha and Lord Krishna and they said that their families have always respected this knowledge and the monastic culture. They quickly gave 20 dollars for the small chinese book and boarded their bus just in time. Had I spent a moment longer with the first man I would have missed them completely.
Your Servant,
Yasodev Das
