DAY 4 (continued) Seido was a nice distraction, and I told him so. He left his friends at Aloha Pizza and followed me. I was determined to go to IMAX, so I told him my room number. He decided to see "Hidden Hawaii" with me. Beautiful! I especially liked the silver sword flower, which bloomed and died right away.
Seido is Italian-born, Japanese-educated, a practicing Buddhist priest (although his religion emphasizes on moderation, not regulations). We went to A Little Bit of Saigon, a nice gourmet restaurant, and then he drove me to a look-out point. The view of the city at night was breathtaking. In his bedroom with open windows, the storm raging outside, we made love in episodes till morning. I could honestly say that was my best sex ever! If I stayed here, I could love Seido. I hope we'd be friends for life.
DAY 6 It rained, now and then. I traveled along the coast to get to Polynesian Cultural Center. Enya's music, the sceneries, the thought of leaving made me want to cry.
I called Seido to say goodbye. He wanted me to come over, so I checked out the hotel early. Seido cooked a delicious dinner. By candle lights, our conversation took an unexpected turn. He said he recognized me as [...edited...] He kept thinking about what I said, the separation of physical pleasure and spiritual awareness. When we were in bed the other night, and I was on top of him, I pointed to his groin, then to the top of his head. "You have to close down here in order to open up here." We both have huge egos that are very devious. I introduced him to Vo Vi techniques of meditation. He was too distracted by his own vision of who he was and his delusion about me. I left when the roosters announced daybreak. (Only here could I write this!) No more heavy heart. Only peace and thankfulness.
Two lessons I shared with Seido last night. One is to feel and listen more than to think and talk. The other is that God is lonely. Seek God and one understands God's loneliness. I'm no master. But I can help, within my power. Within the power of my heart.
thai ta