On This Is Our Place of Worship: I am so glad you’re here and smiling

What’s it like to visit the Baha’i House of Worship? If this story is any indication, you will be warmly welcomed. -gw

I had Yet Another Wonderful Chicago adventure this past weekend. Me and Duke were just open to where the road took us, and after a set of serendipitous circumstances, the road took us the the Baha’i center!

I was excited to take pictures again, and I even let Duke play with my 35mm. We finally stopped admiring the outside and ventured inside. The inside would have been alarming barren, were it not for a Beautiful Person.

We briefly looked around solo until I spotted a 60-something year old pleasantly plump blonde. She wore a nametag sporting the moniker, “Maya”.

I asked Maya, “I’m sorry, but what is Baha’i?”

She responded in a wonderfully thick (Ukrainian) accent, “this is our place of worship.”

“But what is it that you worship?” I implored.

She generously offered a “brief tour”, which some other enquirers jumped at. While Maya showed a Growing Group of inquisitors the center, I felt that she focused mainly at me. I will admit that I was gazing at her, rather captivated. I just could not get over her charming accent and charisma! She emanated a very accepting and loving vibe.

The “brief tour” ended up being a Fairly Long Tour, but at the end of it when the Vast Majority dispersed, she put her arm around me and said, “You know? You are just so beautiful! I’m so glad you are here and smiling.”

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