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All morning busy with meetings in the temple and the usual occupational activities. Started book distribution around 5 in the evening and it was a tough evening trying to distribute books in Paris. Now we are on the train heading back to the temple. Quite often we go up and down the train trying to sell books or doing Kirtan.
\nMaybe there is still a chance of some books going out before the day is out. \u201cNon merci, non argent, no no no!\u201d
\nHey that guy looks a little bright, he may even be Indian. He smiles, I sit next to him.
\n\u201cWhere are you from?\u201d
\n\u201cFrom Kerala.\u201d
\n\u201cReally! Wow I just came from Kerala 6 days back.\u201d
\nHe replies, \u201cDid you go to Guru Vayur, did you go to Ananta Padmanabha temple?\u201d
\n\u201cOh Yes.\u201d
\n\u201cWell, I was born in a brahman family.\u201d
\n\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d
\n\u201cI am working in Paris as an engineer. What have you got there?\u201d
\n\u201cThis is Bhagavad Gita, please take a look.\u201d
\n\u201cUmm! I have read these things \u2013 I know ISKCON in Kerala. Have you got some place here?\u201d
\n\u201cYes, in Sarcelles.\u201d
\n\u201cWhere do you live?\u201d
\n He replies, \u201cSarcelles.\u201d
\n\u201cReally, and you don\u2019t know we have a temple there.\u201d
\n\u201cNo! where is it?\u201d I give him the address.
\nI am thinking how amazing it is that Krsna has arranged this.
\n\u201cWhat\u2019s you\u2019re name?\u201d
\n \u201cAksaya\u201d
\n\u201cThat means etenal, immortal \u2013 right?\u201d
\n\u201cYes, but to tell you the truth, I am 100% atheist \u2013 I don\u2019t believe in all this creativity and God stuff. I don\u2019t believe in a soul or spirit \u2013 it\u2019s all matter. The only eternal truth is matter. I am a devout follower of Steven Hawkin.\u201d
\nOh No! what to do now? I think.
\nI said, \u201cYou know when I was young I also leaned towards atheism, you know no one is really living or explaining the truth of religion or life. too much dogma.\u201d
\nSomehow he is open to talk and loves debate, the whole journey back and forth.
\nHe tells me that he is just coming from the city where he has this day been divorced and feels a bit down. He missed appointments and it\u2019s late, 9 at night. Still he holds the book.
\nPraying to Krsna to give suitable words.
\n\u201cSo what is your answer to life?\u201d I ask him.
\n\u201cBig Bang\u201d
\n\u201cBig Bang, you still believe in that stuff? Come on, I thought you were an intelligent guy. What went Bang and what caused it to go bang? He was a bit short of logical words then we reach our destination.
\nThen he said, \u201cOkay I\u2019ll take the book and I\u2019ll read it, and I\u2019ll give you a donation because I know you guys feed needy people. Be good.\u201d He gives the best donation of the day and takes 4 books.
\nThank you Srila Prabhupada for this blissful opportunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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