<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=541512" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>36 (Vivekananda) The Visits On The Way</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">At the Colombo port, <br>The ship came to a halt.<br>There Swamiji visited monasteries<br>Of the Hinayana Buddhists</div><div style="margin:10px 0">On the way to Singapore<br>The next halt of his tour, <br>He saw the descendants<br>Of their past Malay Pirates.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They were forced to seek<br>Suitable peaceful work, <br>With the change of time<br>Under modern defense system.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">At the busy Hong Kong port<br>He saw in each floating craft, <br>One entire family lived<br>With their heavy loads.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Every mother had carried<br>O’er her back a small child, <br>With a piece of cloth tied, <br>While on boat they worked.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">At Canton City, Swamiji<br>Visited a Buddhist Monastery, <br>Where he was given<br>A hearty warm reception.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">In China and Japan temples, <br>He saw ancient manuscripts<br>Written in Bengali scripts, <br>As the handwork of Buddhists.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The ship crossed then<br>The deep Pacific Ocean, <br>And finally arrived at<br>The Vancouver Port.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He reached by train<br>The final destination, <br>Chicago, for the function<br>To be held there soon.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It was the meeting place<br>Of Parliament of Religions, <br>In which, he was one<br>To speak on Hindu Religion.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">At Chicago, he was informed, <br>That the meeting was postponed, <br>He was not in the delegate list<br>And to register, it was too late.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">In that unexpected situation, <br>Swamiji was left alone.<br>His purse became thin.<br>To care him, there was none.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Rajaram+Ramachandran">Rajaram Ramachandran</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=541512" data-title="36 (Vivekananda) The Visits On The Way de Rajaram Ramachandran" data-description="At the Colombo port, The ship came to a halt. There Swamiji visited monasteries Of the Hinayana Buddhists On the way to Singapore The next halt of his tour, He saw the descendants Of their past Malay Pirates. They were forced to seek Suitable ..."></div> </div> </div>

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