Searching for thirty years
Over the last few weeks, I took some time off from my regular services and went out on book distribution in the Perth area to promote an event organized by The Sacred India Gallery. The gallery regularly organizes meditation evenings to target people new to Krishna consciousness. The gallery is under the guidance of Bhurijana Prabhu and his wife, Jagattarini, disciples of Srila Prabhupada.
On one of my book-distribution outings at the local shopping center, I showed a Science of Self Realization to a lady in, perhaps, her early fifties. I mentioned that this knowledge helps us identify our real self and shows us the path to eternal happiness and peace. She gazed at me and said that she has been searching for the purpose of life for the past thirty years and still hasn't found the answer. It amazes her, she said, that most people are not bothered to ask this question, but are extremely busy working. I assured her that many of her questions would be answered in our books and requested her to attend the coming program. She was happy to receive the book (and prasada cookies) and left with a cheerful smile.
Later I thought to myself that thirty years is a long waiting period. For each one of us who received this knowledge, we must be extremely grateful for it and learn to appreciate its value. I also prayed to Srila Prabhupada
