We knew it was coming
6 to 10 inches
Dread: The roads will be terrible!
Exhilaration: No school!
That morning he left his house
Shovel in hand
He approached one older neighbor
With his usual smile
“How about I make a start
In this driveway of yours?”
Slow and steady
Calm and controlled
He noticed how heavy the snow was
And he enjoyed each exertion
20 minutes later
He was finished
He went over to another neighbor’s
Did the same thing
Smiling
Shoveling
It was within his power to do this
It needed to be done
So he did it
No big deal
Smiling
Shoveling
“Look there
Mr. Laserstein’s not going to be able to make a dent in that”
Off he went
To remove the snow
One shovel-full
At a time
Over and over
Smiling
— this was inspired by last night’s discussion of Karma Yoga (selfless service) in our Bhagavad Gita Reading Group.
