Henro Bubble

May 16 cont...

After dinner, I changed into my Yukata, went and put on laundry and went up to Takashi Sans room.

We got into a philosophical discussion when his wife rang. They talked for a long time. I went and did a change over of laundry and got more alcohol because I could tell Takashi San was having a difficult conversation.

When he got off the phone, he explained that his wife was jealous. We then talked for an hour about that. She wanted him to come home but he wanted to finish. He said She no understand Henro.
I explained that being Henro is like being in a bubble and there’s no way anyone outside the bubble can understand.
I also told Takashi San that he was a very honourable man and that I felt his wife was being disrespectful not trusting him.

Maybe I spoke out of line but he had in no way been inappropriate and had only shown me respect and generosity so I felt hurt for him.

I went back to my room and felt like some New Zealand voice so I rang RT and had great a conversation, laughing a lot and feeling the warmth of home.
I noticed that I kept going to say Hai! to RT…

TEXTS…
EL to SB: Hai! You are very wise Grasshopper San! Sorted. When I get lured into future prep – I lose it. When I stay with now – everything flows. Ego doesn’t function in the Now

MI: You ended up doing the thing because if you had to ask for approval (from others) I think you felt it was cheating maybe.

SMG: So you are going to continue at a ‘leisurely’ pace now that you are sorted for money? Which sounds like a much superior approach, but then I’m not actually there…I’m here, getting bored out of my skull at work.