The morning
walk in February was at East Coast Park. This is the event of every month which
we always look forward to. East Coast Park which has a total land size of 185
hectares and which is built entirely on reclaimed land, is one of Singapore's
most treasured urban getaways. Its scenic coastline stretches over 15 km.
It was raining
in the morning and the sky was dark. It was quite evident that the rain would
not stop soon. We were eager to meet our friends and join the walk and hoped
that everything would be alright and that we would win over the inclement
weather when we reached the East Coast Park.
It was a day of
inspiration, determination and
dedication.
There was no
surprise at all when we met Kashyap uncle at the park who had come even in the
rainy weather to join all of us who had come for the walk. He is an inspiration to all of us. Whatever may
be the circumstances, the message was quite clear—Move on. This inspiration
that we got boosted our zeal and determination to continue with the walk.
Everybody was
dot on time at 8 AM at the park. There we saw a few families who had been
tenting overnight in the park. It was just a start of the long holidays and
families were enjoying with camping overnight. Our lovely photo was taken in
the rain with everybody holding an umbrella. It was quite thrilling and there
was a feeling of satisfaction. After waiting for about half an hour, we started
off for the pleasant walk under the swaying coconut palms and Casuarinas. A
strong determination was there to
keep going.
Along the way, I
had the pleasure of a discussion with Mr Ramanathan on topics related to
Shrimad Bhagavad-Gita. The atmosphere was just nice to discuss. It was a
beautiful moment. A long seemingly unending stretch of road, the blue waters of
the sea, with its end nowhere in sight and the droplets of rain falling from
the dark skies, the sound of rain drops on the umbrellas that we were holding
and a cool pleasant breeze whispering in our ears. These are the moments that we
should enjoy and cherish. We all came back to the meeting point at 9.50am. We
moved off to Mrs Nisha’s place. After everybody gathered there, we started off
with the Opening Meditation. After the Prayers were read we had a lovely
brunch. The brunch was no less than a lunch with a variety of items. I should
not forget to mention the presence of Ashish, who was there at the Meditation
and as a host for the brunch. He had a flight in the afternoon to India. That
was dedication.
We went back
with the memory of the joyous and the precious moments spent with our dear ones
and look forward to the next month’s walk.
-
Kiran Sule
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