for the light hearted and seniors

There is one place a lady would love to inflate her
Age  - at the Senior citizens counter.

The other day one young man who manned the counter to
serve food at the Amphi theatre
was heard saying"  uncle you are not 60 and this is
for senior citizens"
Uncle (s) replied -  do you know I am 62 and my friend
here is 61 .. though he has dark hair

I was virtually crashing waiting for food at different
places.
My wife usually scolds me for having come to the
ashram on such occasions and ashram Kitchen is NO- NO
for her.  She does not mind being labelled a senior
citizen.
IT took some convincing for a charming soul to
convince that she is actually over 60.

A wise man butted in " Why don't you facilitate
serving food, there are others to verify age and give
plates to Senior citizens, kids, sick and invalid,
lame and bone challenged "

After having braved the hot sun and stood in queue for
over an hour John was stopped at the spot where he
thought He would be getting food now. He had done
enough tapasya he felt.  The smart and bald young man
who had now taken over the service counter.. again
questioned John 's age and shooed him out. John had
reached the end of his tether. His son got food just a
few minutes before him at the senior citizen counter
and why was he being singled out for this
treatment."get me the cuppa noodles - beta" He did not
like the Ashram for the long journey to the Kitchen ,
for the ups and down  and the mounts that are a pain
for his Over sized physical self.

Cuppa noodles, stinking of some chemicals or water
inside were sold like hot cakes because of the late
arrival of the food.

One Well wishing and pro active teacher asked all the
seniors ( really senior old citizens) to sit in a line
in the amphi theatre and promised that they would be
served by young enthusiastic volunteers.
After her departure none of the others who came to
serve food later remembered her promise. The Senior
citizens had lost their place in the queue to the
young and also smart ones.

The juices and fruit salad were enough diversions for
the Senior citizens. Many would have to learn
enterprise from our ashram teams managing food
counters outside the Kitchen.

Our SJM team member was also caught in the chaos ( all
chaos leads to bliss --- Sri Sri said it differently)
" If we mess it up with just under 8K what would
happen with 800K , I am sure HE wants all of us to
have a taste of things to come and understand what
preparedness means"

Another friend who usually never eats at the kitchen
after it shifted to the beautiful venue was beckoned
back to come and eat in the campus.
He shared this " If this is the scene with just under
10 K what would happen when we have to serve or share
with 1000 K ?"

Guru ji  YOU have many ways to feed us.
You have many ways to train us
You have many counters to feed us too
Wish all of us are tuned to your divine thoughts, 24/7
and 365

All the sadhana and SK is challenged when its  3 45 pm
and late for lunch.

I have now decided to have one meal at 10 30 am and
know for sure that I may get my next meal only at or
about 5 pm , if i choose the senior citizens, grey
counter.
For the others in the Kitchen had already eaten before
the seniors and are enjoying seeing the young-
seniors,  sick and tired really slogging it out at the
counters

Bless us with the wisdom to discern and serve

And You know NO one at the AOL likes any restriction
to their freedom
even to block paths, cut queues and get the much
needed plate for the food

All in all it was a learning...when you do the sadhana
and SK you are proud to announce to all your friends,
I am young energetic and my aging process is also
reversed. I look young for a mother of 27 years young
man!!  But when I am hungry I need care and wont mind
being categorised in the Senior citizens.

I thought food is not yet .. different for the Senior
citizens

Senior now needs definition.

Or passes would be issued with your Name tags
at the Housing counter for having food at the Senior
citizens counter.!!

Ha Ha.. Please don't go to the Housing counter and
blame me!! If you  don't get  the Senior Citizen Food
coupon. DO you have ID cards, Grey hair, Ortho
certificates and Surgeon general's certificate

No NO i am just .. pulling your tired legs.. or faces.

Jai gurudev




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