Part I — Salutations to Florida

Do you want a cigar?

The first day in Florida while I was running, I saw a young man smoking a cigar. He said to me, "Do you want to have a cigar?"

I waved my hand and said, "No, thank you."

The man ran after me and said, "You thank me and you are not taking one?"

This time I got mad at him, and he stopped bothering me.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Salutations, numbers 9-12, Agni Press, 1983
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