FROM THE EARTH TO THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE
By Samy Appadurai

It was one of those typical beautiful summer days. The sky was clear and dressed up in blue and gray coloured silk cloth. There was no more lightening and thunder nor rain.  The rays of the sun from beyond the sky extended its hands to the earth with love and happiness. I was heading to the Sri Meenatchy Amman temple in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada on a weekend.  The roads were half empty and there was no traffic jam on the highway; but still there were vehicles crawling on the road driven cautiously by seniors who desired to come out and enjoy a taste of the summer. The energetic young ones were moving around the restaurants having good food and fun. It was a very pleasant and glorious scene. [read more]