Sankirtan Stories form Santa Monica College CA USA
Hare Krsna,
I had an unusual day on book distribution recently. I have had plenty of dull days but this was different. I feel very grateful to Krsna. I could only stay for three hours but so much happened during that time…
First a girl who started out by photographing all of the pictures in the books as I showed them to her. She loved the pictures. Then she came back later and said she wanted to read the books so she bought three of them and gave a nice donation. I took her e-mail address.
Next came a guy who said he read Civilization and Transcendence and he very much agreed with everything Prabhupada had to say. He had gotten it free at the airport because he could not give a donation for a bigger book. He next bought a copy of Bhagavad-Gita from the devotees on Harinama. Thn he asked me to choose what he should read next so I gave him SSR and he was in bliss. I took his e-mail address. Never underestimate the distribution of even the little books such as Civ. and Transcendence.
Then came the paraplegic in the wheel chair. All he could do was point at the books and moan. I was wondering what to do so I just showed him the pictures. He kept moaning and squealing. I thought he liked the books but I could not tell from his sound vibration. Then he typed on his computer keyboard with his big toe (his only normal limb was his foot) that he liked the books. The computer had a voice. It asked how much they were, and he also had the computer tell me to take his wallet out of his backpack and take his money. There was $2.75. I put the book in his backpack. I showed him a dinner card and I told him our temple has a handicap ramp. From looking at the complexity of his keyboard I could see he could read the book.
Then a girl came along and asked if I had any book about death. She was dressed in black and looked fairly morose. I showed her the first part of SSR which is The Science of the Soul. She said, how do I know this is what will help me? I said, well I really love this chapter called, "Soul Research," and so she stood there and read it for some time, although she seemed to be in a panic. We talked for a while and she revealed how her brother had just drowned in a swimming pool at his school due to epilepsy. She said she had actually spoken to me one time before but did not get a book. This time she got the mercy.
Your Servant,
Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi
