“Then I remembered the words of an old song: ‘Sometimes I close my eyes, and dream of somewhere else. Anywhere away from here…’ “And I find myself in a distant forest, walking towards a temple. And the earth is green and moist to my feet and there’s sunlight and soft rain. But above all, there’s a feeling of peace, a connection to something greater. And I stay there for a while until I can let go, unclench and breathe. “That temple courtyard where the trees reach out their branches in suppl...