Krsna Guruji teaches that it is important to be a positive force in this world.
We are born into this world with our tendencies and are conditioned from day one—that this is my mother, my father, my sister, my brother. Our attachments grow and continue to the very end. It’s through my sister’s hospitalization for a lifelong illness and her subsequent passing that my attachment to her was most apparent.
Armed with the belief that God is All that is, I thought that would make the inevitable passing of my sister easier, but that is not how it was. Her expressive smile, strength, and grace, along with our many years of friendship are etched upon my brain. Laura was a brilliant woman of the Kali-yuga, blessed with intelligence and uncommon common sense. She believed in the empowerment of women, and she taught my daughters the same by her example.
My sister was the epitome of kindness and generosity. She performed seva to those in need in a very quiet way. It is only by chance that one would come to know that she came to the aid of someone in need. In my own hour of need, she was there too.
It was my honour to have known her in this lifetime. It was an honour to stand with her and those she loved at her passing. My world was better for having her be a part of it. I loved her deeply, as did all who knew her well, and I will miss her dearly.
