An English Lesson From A Hare Krishna

Wednesday afternoon.

Waiting for the tram.

I kept my phone in my pocket.

Instead, I watched people walk by.

Usually, nothing happens when I do this.

But when one of the people walking by happens to be a Hare Krishna and you make eye contact…

THE LESSON

“Oh, you speak English!”

He was delighted.

I took off my hat and he saw my haircut.

“Oh, you’re already a monk!”

He was thrilled.

And when I told him “No, I don’t want the book” for the third time, he was unshaken.

“Don’t think about it,” he said. “You don’t have to read it. Just take it home.”

“Hmm, good advice,” I thought.

BABY STEPS

Want to start a reading habit?

Buy a book and put it next to your bed.

Want to watch more English TV?

Get a Netflix subscription.

Want to listen more?

Get an Atomic Homework subscription.

Don’t overthink it.

Just take the first step.

The second step will follow naturally.

I know this works because two years ago I moved into an apartment that had a piano.

Now I play the piano.

Cheers,
Mr. Vig