February 26, 2004
Day one of the walk
Last night when I got to the Peace Pagoda, everyone was in the shrine room for a ceremony to commemorate the death of the founder of their order's mother, and also to celebrate the 20th anniversary of buying the land for the pagoda. So I got to see their alter in action, so to speak. It had lots of buddhas and other items on and around it. It was so colorful that I took a picture. |
Today we walked from Pittsfield to Lee, stopping in Lenox for a lunch break. We started in Pittsfield at the city hall, and stopped by the mayor's office to give him a packet with information about the mayor's campaign for peace. His assistant came out to the steps of the city hall and accepted the packet from us. |
My legs are sore after a day of walking. We're at the UCC church in Lee, where we're about to meet some people from the community for a pot luck supper and gathering. One of the things that struck me about today was how much everyone on the road just rushes by. I think what really struck me, was that normally I'm one of the drivers, just rushing by everything in my life. However, today I was moving slowly, walking on the side of the road, while other drivers rushed by. It's nice to slow down sometimes, and not be in such a hurry. |
