Vaisakhi

http://www.sikhismguide.org/vaisakhi.aspx

i recently experienced and read up on this sikh festival

which i stumbled upon by accident

i noticed drinks upon a stand
and surmised they were free
and one person i was with checked it out and confirmed

and though we were not part if the celebration
drinks and gifts were offered to us as much as we could carry

and within all this jubilation

i saw one of the strangest scenes

a shop owner

in his doorway

looking for the source of his decreased income

and how easily we got swept up in the tide of community

which something i think a lot of us miss

a chance to let our guard down and embrace others and transcend the facade of differences


but also with the shopkeeper why could not the world be like that everyday
where giving is not shackled

and we returned to natures narrative of opensource giving

reminding us or me there is always hope