Even a Butcher Can Take Part
Recently, I tried to distribute Prabhupada's books in the villages in Slovakia. Last week I went door to door and entered a butcher's shop.
A woman saw me in Vaishnava clothes, with books in my hand, and she immediately said, "I do not want any books. Some salesman was here last week."
I told her that I am not a salesman, but a monk. I showed her books, but she was not at all interested.
Then I told her, "Madam, it is very important for you to take these books."
"Why?" she asked.
"You know, you have this meat shop."
"But if I will not be here, people will go hungry."
"Well, I do not think you will close the shop because of what I say, but please hear this. All the animals have some relationship with their owners, but they do not know they are being maintained just to be killed. They are taking shelter, like a child with its mother. All the killing and pain is so negative. So I think that now you should do something positive, spiritualy positive."
She opend the cash desk and gave a donation for two books.
Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai, ki jaya! Srila Prabhupada, ki jaya!
Your Servent,
Bhakta Filip
