Ticket

My family has gone through times when we had a full heart but quite empty purse. This was especially true when we first moved to Vienna. At that time, I could not afford to buy transportation passes for the subway and buses, and I was happy that in Vienna the passengers are supposed to stamp their own tickets. Only if the inspector comes do you have to show your tickets. But if the inspector finds you without a ticket, you have to pay a $35 fine. One day I was travelling on the subway without a ticket. I was sitting, meditating on a picture of Guru that I kept in a brown plastic cover, the kind people often use for ID cards or monthly transportation passes. I saw an inspector enter the subway car, and I got very nervous as he came closer and closer. Inwardly I was not only calling but yelling for Guru's help, all the time looking at his picture. The inspector passed the row of seats, looking at all the tickets and passes. When he came to my seat, he just looked at Guru's picture, nodded his head and moved on.

Lilly (Vienna)