Everyone has an event or time that changes there life. One time that changed my life was when my parents started taking me to the temple. It was a wonderful and life changing experience. It taught me many things and I am grateful that my parents took me to the temple to learn everything.
It all started in the summer of 1999. It was a warm and nice Sunday in Chicago. The time was around eight PM and my dad was like we are going to the temple because a priest from India was coming. I was like you guys can go I don’t want to go, it is going to be boring and all we are going to do is sit in the lecture hall and listen to someone speak. Also, I don’t even understand what they are saying since it is in advanced Guajarati. My dad didn’t buy it and I had to go anyway. We got there are twelve o’clock and as I reached there I was so amazed at the structure of the temple and at how many people there were here. As we went into the temple there was a magnificent setting with pictures and wood and marble carvings. After entering the temple we went to pray and then we had to go into the lecture hall.
As we entered the lecture hall the priest, Prumkh Swami Maharaj was speaking. Prumkh Swami Maharaj was the priest that came from India. The room was filled with so many people was there was no where to sit. So after fifteen minutes of sitting there I was so bored and I couldn’t go anywhere because I didn’t know my way around the temple and I was afraid of getting lost. So, after two hours it was finally over and we went to downstairs to have dinner. After that we met up with my one of my uncles that told us to come to the temple that day and he took us to meet Prumkh Swami Maharaj. After meeting him it was already ten o’clock so my parents and I decided to go home.
As the next week came around my dad was like let’s go to the temple. I was like why are we going again the priest already left to India. My dad said, “Stop asking questions and let’s go.” So, we started going to the temple every Sunday, I didn’t enjoy it until one Sunday when I started to make friends. Then, I was happy to go to the temple everyday. After that I started going to the Sunday classes at the temple every Sunday. Then after listening to all the story and real life examples I started learning many things that could help me in life. Soon, after many Sundays of going to the temple it made me change my life in a positive way. I started respecting everyone, even people that weren’t nice to me. Then, I started thinking twice before doing something that was bad or something that could hurt someone’s feelings. Since I knew about karma and that the same thing can happen to me. Finally, going to temple every Sunday thought me to be thankful for whatever I have because there are many people in the world that don’t have the necessary accessories to live.
One time that changed my life was when my parents started taking me to the temple. I am thankful that my parents forced me to go there because if they didn’t then I wouldn’t have had this life changing experience.
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