Family Gathering
This was one of my most enjoyable afternoons in a long time. My brother hosted a get together at his Kensington, MD home for my other brother, sister-in-law and some cousins who were visiting from Florida and my family here. The last time we were all together was for my mother's funeral. It's nice to gather with family and others that you love for a happy event and to do nothing other that eat, drink and be happy. Thanks God!
I am very proud of the this sign in The Old Spanish Quarter in St. Augustine, Florida, because it marks the site of a house owned in the 1760's by a Minorcan settler, Franciso Triay, who was related to my mother. How fitting it was that I would see this sign on December 1, which was the day after my mother's funeral. Life has a way of reminding you of who you are.
The Punjabi Literary and Cultural Society presented me with a humanitarian award Saturday, November 10th at Lincoln Center in New York. Also receiving awards were United Nations Church Center Chaplain, Reverend Kathleen Stone and Matt Weiner, Program Director of The Interfaith Center in New York. The awards were presented on a program that was full of Sikh, Hindu and Sufi music, dancing and literature. I was proud to be presented with an award on this program because, I believe that most communities around the globe want to be free to express their faith and cultural traditions without fear, harm and judgment. This is what my weekly column and work involving The New Seminary at the Untied Nations is about.
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