One day, my driver, also your fellow practitioner, drove me to see a doctor down the hill. What next? You cannot imagine. His house was not far from where I lived. When we were passing by, I saw a car and it looked quite familiar, but I didn’t think much about it. Ah! Unfortunately, we had to stop for a red light. He parked behind us and ran up quickly. I took a glance and I knew who he was. Because I had a premonition. Understand? I had a premonition.
Ah! He (the doctor) asked me out for dinner one day. I lost my patience again. Alright, just one more time. He said I had given him a treat before. When I was discharged from the first hospital, I treated him, but not him alone. It was with a nurse, and a girl friend of mine. It was at a high-class restaurant in Monaco, where the royalty, the rich or VIPs usually dine. I was grateful to him for his concern. I thought he was caring, so I invited him and his so-called girlfriend. I asked him, “This is your girlfriend. Why do you want to be with me?” He said, “No, no. She is not my girlfriend. We are just friends for talking and chatting.” I said, “That’s very good and she’s in your circle!” But he kept inviting me. Because of that, he found an excuse to say, “You invited me last time. Why can’t I invite You in return?” OK, so I went that time. I didn’t go alone. My driver came with me. Just to be safe, we parked the car by the entrance. In case I wanted to run, it’d be quick. So, we dined and chatted.
He asked me to go to the US with him. He said he’d like to be a doctor there, to become a US doctor. He did not make enough money here. He wanted to study further. I said, “Then you just go. It’s not easy to go to the US. You need to pass a test first.” In his country, he needed to pass a test before going, or get a job offer from the US. Without a US license, he could not practice there. Regardless of which country you’re from, you must take a certain test just like for the international driving license. Some countries accept the Taiwanese (Formosan) driving license but some don’t. You need to get an international driving license or a new one in the host country.
I said, “I’m not going to the US. I’ve stayed there long enough. I don’t want to go there again. I’m still sick. I’m not going.” He called me every day inviting me to go to the US. I asked him, “Why would I go to the US? You go to be a doctor. What would I do there?” He said, “You can accompany me. I’ll rent a house for us to live together.” I said, “How can that work? We are just friends. How can I go and live together with you? That doesn’t make sense.” He said, “We’ll take it slowly.” I said, “What do you mean to take it slowly?” He said, “Just start as friends. Let it grow into a romance.” That’s what he said. He was maybe just over 30. He was very young. I was twice as old. How could I find it romantic? Alright. OK. So I put up with him and said, “That won’t do. I can’t. How about this? You go and find a girlfriend in the US, who is just as young and good-looking as you. American girls are beautiful, very pretty indeed. She’ll definitely like your type.” He was very persistent. Just like my first doctor, my ex-husband. Very persistent and always pushing! But he was not rough. He was gentle and elegant.
OK. He said, “You can’t. OK. What if You become my housekeeper?” I said, “Housekeeping is good. But I cannot go. OK?” He kept asking and I said that I really couldn’t go. He said, “You had your operation. You definitely have recovered. Why can’t You go?” I said, “Truly, doctor, I really can’t walk so well yet. I need someone to support me when I walk! You’ll go to school every day to do your things. How can you take care of me? I’ll stay here to recuperate.” He insisted that he dare not go to the US alone the first time. He said he’d like to go to New York. I said, “I’m not going. Too many people. I’ll feel suffocated.” He said, “Alright. Slowly You may get used to it! We can rent a house farther away and it’d be fine.” Ah! He was so insistent.
So, I said, “Since you are so afraid to go to the US by yourself, I have an assistant by my side, he’s a man, he’s very familiar with the US. He speaks English. I can get him to go with you. I’ll buy tickets for you and prepare everything. Since I appreciate your trust to take me with you to the US.” I said that I could only do this much. I could not go. I really couldn’t. I really couldn’t go at that time but he couldn’t tell. He didn’t understand. He thought I was OK. After the operation, I was OK. I was OK, but not fully recovered. After taking a lot of painkillers, all kinds of wrong medicine, my body had become stiff. It hurt to walk. He didn’t know that I was really ill. I couldn’t get out of bed easily. It was hard to control my movements, it was as if the body didn’t belong to me. Even a doctor couldn’t understand this. Why did I say that a doctor couldn’t understand this? What was I saying? Ah! I mean that doctors’ prescriptions are not necessarily good for you. So, be careful. If you’re not sick, don’t be too quick to take medicine. OK?
That’s why I don’t want you to stay in Pingtung. That was a long story just to explain that. If you get sick there, you’ll need to take medicine. Understand? The more medicine you take, the worse it is for your body. Especially many of us are getting old. Sometimes our body cannot take so much medicine. And the stench is so strong there. It’s not good for the lungs. So, I cannot keep you there. I don’t have the heart to do that. Understand? OK. So, I moved you here in the middle of the night. No, it was in the morning. I wanted to move that day. It was difficult to organize things. It was not easy to do so at night, so I waited till morning. But I told them the night before that we were all moving here the next day. I didn’t care how you’d do it. Each of you had a car, each car could move several people. I didn’t care how many car trips were needed to bring you all here. That was how you came here. Now you know. I don’t mean to control you or anything, or say, “I am the Master. Do whatever I say.” It’s not so. OK?
I was really concerned about you, based on my own personal experience. Sometimes, we are sensitive or we’re old and are prone to sicknesses. And the air is polluted. It’s not good for you to stay there for one, two or three months. So I moved you here. Not that I don’t know there are more houses there. I told them to clean up the place. How could I not know? It can accommodate 10,000 with plenty of toilets. It’s quite pretty there, right?
Ah! I forgot to mention about that doctor… Later I turned the phone off. I switched to another phone, so I didn’t have to listen to him chatting, or to his story or plan. Then it was OK. I didn’t have a house there, I only rented one. Later I found another house on the mountain. I thought it was better for me. The rented place was noisy as it was near the sea. So, I moved uphill.
One day, my driver, also your fellow practitioner, drove me to see a doctor down the hill. What next? You cannot imagine. His house was not far from where I lived. When we were passing by, I saw a car and it looked quite familiar, but I didn’t think much about it. Ah! Unfortunately, we had to stop for a red light. He parked behind us and ran up quickly. I took a glance and I knew who he was. Because I had a premonition. Understand? I had a premonition. I told my driver, “Don’t laugh at him. He’s just a very nice guy. I just don’t know why he fell in love with me. He didn’t do anything wrong. He just loved the wrong person. But that wasn’t his fault. OK?” I told the [driver]. As he came running, I told the driver, “Regardless of who comes up or says anything, when the green light is on, just step on the pedal. Understand?” He replied, “Yes! Comrade, understand! Whatever the chairman says!” The Chairman is the highest, Supreme. He said he understood. That man came and knocked on the door. I didn’t look. I knew it was him but I pretended that I didn’t see. I looked at the other side. Then the green light came on. I said, “Step on the pedal, quickly!” Oh, it’s the end. Now you can smile, be more relaxed in meditation and happier in sleep.
(Take care, Master.) Huh? (Please take care.) Ah, take care. Thank you. You take care, too. You are not much younger than me. What are you talking about? This is reserved for those who came from far away. OK? (OK.) Whoever is lucky can have the rest. I cannot tell them to shop all the time. We have a small staff. They have to repair many things. I told them to handle many things. Once I got here, I told them to do this, fix this house and set up many big tents for you. Understand? So they are very busy in Kaohsiung. But I admire them very much. They work so fast! For example, you buy a container. The delivery takes two weeks or twenty days in other places. Here, it came in two or three days. And the tents, I told you yesterday, and things arrived the next day. And today it’s already ready. See that? (Yes.) So, you should be thankful to the Kaohsiung people. I’m also thankful to Kaohsiung. Some disciples from other places came to help. But it’s mainly done by Kaohsiung initiates. They organized it. I admire them very much. Thank you.
We’re leaving. Where are my things? Not here? Let’s bid farewell to the mayor. (Oh, thank You. Thank You.) (Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo.) (Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo. My things are…) (Who has the things?) (That is Master’s.) No, no. It’s for you. (This is for Master.) No, no. It’s too hot. I’ll sweat. (It’s too hot. But it’s cold outside.) This is for you. It’s the same like for everyone. (Oh, thank You.) Just for your visit. That’s all. (Master, I love You.) Love you. (Thank You, Master.) (Master, please take care.) (Please take care.) (Thank You, Master.) (Master, I miss You so much. I miss You and I love You so much.) (Master, I love You.) I’ll come when I have time. OK? (Thank You. Please take care, Master.) I live nearby. Just dozens of steps away. OK? In the same place. I live nearby, just a few steps. So, it’s like you meditate with me every day. (Thank You, Master.) (Careful.) When I am around, it’s the same as if you are meditating with me. Understand? I live nearby. Alright. Bye. (Thank You, Master.)
Don’t squeeze. These are for the elderly. No, no touching. (Tashi delek [Greeting in Tibetan], Master. Tashi delek, Master.) Tashi delek. Tashi delek. Tashi delek. Tibet? (Yushu, Yushu.) Oh, Yushu, not Tibet? (Yushu, Qinghai province.) (Qinghai.) Qinghai? Not Tibet? Why do you say “Tashi delek”? (Tashi delek. Tashi delek.) Sorry, I don’t have a khata (traditional scarf) to give you. Just a token, OK? Khata, khata. You too? (Thank You, Master.)
(Master, I love You.) Love you, love you. Take care, take care. (Thank You, Master.) (Master, please be healthy.) (Master, may You be in good health.) (May You be in good health and beautiful.) (Hallo, Master.) It’s a bit dangerous now. Please get out of the way. My driving skill is not very good. I’ve told you that my skill is not good. Don’t come close. I haven’t driven this car for a long time. Bye-bye! (Bye-bye, Master. Bye-bye.) (Master, come again when You have time.) See you another day. I’ll come again tomorrow. OK? (Happy New Year.) (Good health and have peace, Master.) I love you. (Good night, Master.) (Master, I love You.)
