Airport Katha and Krsna's Plan

I'm sitting in a small internet cafe in Kolkota airport where 4 of us have spent the last 9 1/2 hours. CRAZY! Why spend so much time here? Well, last night at about 8pm we received a call from our driver who was supposed to drive us to Kolkota airport that there is a strike on all rail/bus/car transportation affecting the region between Mayapur and Kolkota. This strike was supposed to start at 6am and end at 6pm. Considering the fact that our flight is supposed to leave at 6pm today, we had to think fast and so we ended up leaving at 2am in the morning for the airport!

It's been an interesting day so far....I got a chance to get to know my godsister Kisori Rani dd who is travelling with us who is just super sweet :D. I also managed to catch a couple of zzz's sleeping in a sitting position in a super uncomfortable chair and had a really sweet discussion about initiation, the need for a spiritual master and how to choose one with my friend Mithali.

The topic eventually turned to the fact that we were stuck for so long in the airport, especially after we found out that apparently the strike didn't apply to small cars (which we were travelling in)! :S But we were all reflecting on the fact that there must be a reason why Krsna arranged that we arrive here early. So we were coming up with various reasons like the fact that perhaps we leaving at 1pm (as our original plan was) to catch our 6pm flight might have resulted in us missing our flight because of heavy traffic. Or the fact that our ride to Kolkota was one of the smoothest that any of us had ever experienced due to the fact that our driver had not been reckless.

It's so much easier to deal with what life throws at you if you can just find the good in the situation. It's often very difficult in today's society because we always look at things from the "I am in control" perspective, which inevitably leads to frustration and anxiety. Instead, by seeing everything as Krsna's plan it allows one to just "go with the flow." It's true that its been uncomfortable and a bit taxing on the body to be here for so long, but on the other hand we've all had the chance to chant extra rounds, read and Kisori Rani was even preaching to some people for over an hour! Krsna doesn't do things without a reason behind it. Perhaps this whole scenario was orchestrated so that Kisori could speak to these people and inspire them. How selfish is it for us to always think that everything happens for "me". It's the greatest gift to be used as an instrument of Krsna to help others.

So, in 3 hours we board our flight to go to Pune where the next four days are going to be spent in Krsna Katha and Krsna kirtana. I've never been there before and I'm really excited! Please pray that we will have a safe flight. More in four days! Hari Hari!