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jail was utterly bewildering. Then I was released the
same day. Mistaken identity!
“Perhaps Raghu's experience teaches us to trust in
the unknown." Lara said. "Two releases in one day from
a place like that? That's mind-blowing!"
“Yes it is. In that unlikely place, Raghu showed me
the power of living spontaneously and embracing the
unknown. He’d unlocked a door within me to a world
where even captivity could not confine my spirit.”
Frankie leaned in, her voice filled with interest, "Did
you stay in touch?"
"I couldn't get Raghu out of my head. I had to find
out what happened to him. I used my journalism
connections and tracked him down to a monastery in
Macau, on the Sai Van River. I gave up my job and
determined to track him down. I was hungry for more”
Lara thought aloud, "Do you think Raghu's
experience totally changed his life?"
"I actually found out it did," Thomas replied. "He
was the Abbot now."
"As I entered the monastery courtyard, Raghu
emerged from the shadows, his eyes still twinkling with
warmth. He opened his arms, and I felt the same sense of
calm wash over me. Gone was the brown woolen cloak.
In its place, a simple elegant celestial blue robe tied with
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