'Thousand Island Park' knew that the Master, the World Teacher was coming....!!!

I started writing ‘Vivekanvesha’ on 20^th June 2011. It means today is the 3^rd birthday of my blog on Swamiji. I had chosen this day as it reminisces with Swami Vivekananda’s 2^nd visit to America. Also, as June begins my mind always keeps soaring at Camp Percy and then in Thousand Island Park.

He left Camp Percy on 18^th June 1895 to move to a yet one more serene place which was eager and ready to receive Him. It appeared as though right from the beginning 'Thousand Island Park' knew that the World Teacher was to arrive and it had prepared itself to welcome Him when the time was ready!

Camp Percy was like some Indian Ashram hidden in the remote place. Swamiji's body, mind and soul had the complete rest it needed after the tiring schedule of classes in New York. Sometimes He would walk alone in the woods and yet another time made merriment with the friends. Sometimes He would sing to His heart’s content and sometimes would enjoy rowing in the lake.

With these happy 12 days spent at Camp Percy in White Mountains and with serene state of mind Swamiji left from New Hampshire by train to 'Thousand Island Park' where His students eagerly awaited Him. At Clayton He took the steamer St. Lawrence which also had prepared itself for His arrival. It was newly painted into gleaming white, decorated and the new flag happily blew.

The two storeyed dock was also rebuilt and the electric lights of the Park too were totally renovated. The entire village had been cleaned up for the summer, the sewer system reconstructed and the lights were already glowing from the dock to the Columbian Hotel to the Tabernacle.

So on Tuesday, 18^th June 1895 Swamiji came to this newly cleaned, brightly lighted and refurbished community of Thousand Island Park.....'Thousand Island Park'...! As earlier i had mentioned, the moment  even mentally i utter these words, my whole being goes into oblivion. A state of immense happiness prevails in and out of my whole existence. 

 Some may think that it was a mere coincidence but we know for sure that ‘Thousand Island Park’ knew in the heart of hearts that The Master was coming..!