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| The World Harmony Run blazed through Southwest Minnesota |
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July 18, 2012 |
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Natabara Rollosson carried the torch during a stretch of the highway 60 run. 
After reaching Windom, a short ceremony was held with Windom’s Mayor Kirby Kruse. The four runners (Natabara Rollosson, Salil Wilson, Tim Cranfield, and, David Morrison) posed with a banner signifying their run. | “When you are serving for a positive cause, you receive even more positive feedback than what you give out,” stated Salil Wilson. |
| “When you are serving for a positive cause, you receive even more positive feedback than what you give out,” stated Salil Wilson. Wilson from Australia, along with David Morrison from Florida, Natabara Rollosson from New York, and Tim Cranfield from New Zealand, ran from Wilder to Windom, Minnesota on their way to St. Paul Minnesota, in order to “promote international friendship and understanding” through the World Harmony Run. The trip through Southwest Minnesota was only a small section of their long and amazing journey. The United States run began in New York, traveling down South to Raleigh, North Carolina, going to San Diego, California, up to Seattle, Washington, then traveling East, back to New York, with many stops along the way. The run also takes place in 99 other countries, including: Australia, Kenya, France, Norway, and Switzerland. The World Harmony Run was founded by Sri Chinmoy in 1987, in hopes of making world peace a reality. But, why a worldwide run? By running with the lighted torch through countless towns, cities, states, countries, and even continents, the runners are able to meet and interact with people from all different walks of life, and share their amazing message of peace and interesting stories to numerous people, even from Southwest Minnesota. Different groups have been running simultaneously throughout the United States and other countries as well, in order to achieve the expansive run. The group stayed at Shalom Hill Farm the night before, and they began their run in Wilder at 11:20, arriving in Windom at 12:00 for a ceremony at the Windom City Hall. Wilson started the run with a two mile stretch, continued by Rollosson, then by Cranfield. Kirby Kruse, the mayor of Windom, joined the runners for a jog down a few streets in Windom, and the runners sang the World Harmony Run Theme Song once arriving at the City Hall. Several towns have created rallies and participated in the run with the World Harmony Runners. Wilson mentioned one instance when they were in the southern states. “One woman who was sitting on her porch asked us what we were doing. I said 'We are running for peace.' She replied with 'Well, you better run around this town a few times.'” The runners had countless stories about previous runs, like getting lost in the Gobi Desert or being invited in to different homes for snacks as a part of the southern hospitality. Each of the men that ran this stretch had a kindness in their eyes and heart, and they shared it with all of the people they encountered, which was heartwarming to witness. They all have different reasons for being a part of the World Harmony Run, but each of them share the desire of interacting with people and caring about them. Rollosson commented about the unity created within a group of people by the desire of peace; it creates a common bond. The World Harmony Run has a website, worldharmonyrun.org, which further explains the reason for the run, where the run is taking place, and where it has been, including pictures of the destinations. The movement is a simple one, which allows people from all over the world to relate to it. Meeting people who have traveled the world by running for a noble cause is a once in a lifetime experience. It is a humbling event, and it definitely stirs up a desire to feel unified as a part of a bigger purpose, peace. |
©Tri County News 2013