I wanted to mention one special devotee in Karlovac. His name is Raghunatha prabhu.

He drove me and Radhe Govinda prabhu to the health spa. He also took a dip himself (seen here on the left):

He’s a keen soccer player, and a good bhajan singer also. And he’s a really nice, gentle, humble guy, keen to serve and always busy in his duties.

Nothing unusual about that, you might think. An ordinary, likeable undistinguished devotee (although no devotee is undistinguished). Until you know that he was a conscripted soldier in the recent Balkans war, stepped on a land mine and had his foot blown off.

It is devotees like Raghunatha that give me hope and make me a lot more thankful and appreciative for the opportunities and facilities that life (Krsna!) has thrown my way. He’s making the most use of his bad bargain and without resentment or complaint. He’s a great example for all of us as to what being a humble servant really means and a good example of Krsna’s claim in Bhagavad-gita that devotional service is “susukum kartum” ‘joyfully performed’ no matter what the circumstances.

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