Eat Pray Love Page #6

...and l feel more disconnected

than ever.

Why'd you come here?

I just want some peace.

Peace?

You wanna get

to the castle, Groceries...

...you got to swim the moat.

Here, you can finish that.

I know you can.

Okay.

Simply empty your mind.

Breathe.

What am l going to do

when this year is over?

Where am I going to live?

Well, maybe Chicago.

Oh, my God.

I could build a meditation room--

No. Stop thinking.

Why is this so hard?

Screw you, Corella.

How the hell does she do this?

She looks like

frigging Mother Teresa.

Oh, my God, kill me.

-Who's in the moat today?

-Shut up.

Sounds like you wrestled

some big-ass crocs.

You know what? lf you're so goddamn

smart, what are you doing here?

If you're here,

it makes you smart already.

-Do you wanna talk about what--?

-No, not to you. Thank you.

I'm the only one here. You're gonna

talk about it sooner or later.

I cannot focus in there.

All I think about is my meditation room

and how to decorate.

Are you shitting me?

Are you kidding me?

The meditation room is within,

Groceries. Decorate that.

Do you always talk

in bumper sticker?

I do, and here's another one.

You have to learn to select

your thoughts the way you select...

...your clothes every day.

That's a power you can cultivate.

You wanna come here and control

your life so bad, work on the mind.

That's the only thing

you should control.

If you can't master your thoughts,

you're in trouble.

I am trying.

Yeah, hello, that's the damn problem.

Stop trying. Surrender.

Go out into the garden

and just sit there and still your mind...

...and you watch what happens.

Why don't you just let it be?

Has anyone ever told you

you look like James Taylor?

Every day.

God, he really does.

My prayers were always the same.

"Please, God, please.

Open my heart, send me a sign...

...because we both know

I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed."

Look at you,

floating through Calcutta.

Looks like you had

a great meditation.

I probably have malaria now.

The bites will go away.

Eventually everything goes away.

You ever done that, Groceries?

Begged for a sign?

That sounds vaguely familiar.

Be careful what you wish for.

You just might get it.

What is your problem?

Did you fall in love

with the wrong woman or something?

Excuse me, Miss Gilbert.

You have a phone call.

How's the Guru Gita treating you?

Fine. You'd like her.

Did you get my e-mail?

Yeah. l'm sorry l didn't call sooner.

Why didn't you?

Because if l didn't respond...

...we were still having a conversation.

I was still in it.

I'm sorry. We were just bad timing.

I just wanted things to be easy.

We were good when things were easy.

It's not that I need "easy" right now.

I just can't have "so hard."

Well, you sound good.

Stronger.

So do you.

Yeah, well, l'm an actor, Liz.

I got a part.

It's off-Broadway,

but it's pretty cool.

I'm happy for you.

All right.

Well, l'll see you around, kid.

Check you out.

I have never seen you so focused.

You need a Thums Up.

No, no. No lips on the bottle.

First rule in lndia is never

touch anything but yourself.

Oh, good God. That's, like,

five times sweeter than Coke.

I think it might have

methamphetamines in it.

We can only hope.

I know you feel awful.

But your life's changing.

That's not a bad thing.

And you're in the perfect place for it.

Surrounded by grace.

I thought I was over him, but...

...l love him.

Big deal.

-So you fell in love with someone.

-l really miss him.

So miss him.

Send him some light and love every

time you think of him, then drop it.

You know, if you could clear out

all that space in your mind...

...that you're using

to obsess over this guy...

...and your failed marriage,

you'd have a vacuum with a doorway.

And you know what the universe

would do with that doorway?

Rush in. God would rush in.

Fill you with more love

than you ever dreamed of. Man.

Groceries.

I think you have the capacity someday

to love the whole world.

What do they sell over there?

Ganesh. Remover of obstacles.

I'm gonna need a lot of these.

Speaking of elephants, there's a rogue

elephant on the loose in the area.

He was with carnival.

They say he is very,

very unpredictable and volatile.

That just makes him more attractive

to her.

How'd you get to be so smart?

I'll bet it was the hard way.

Don't change the subject.

Well, when is this grieving phase

going to pass?

You want a day on a calendar

you can circle?

-Can you give me one?

-No. You got to do the work.

Meditate and go to seva...

...and most important, get your butt

down to the Geet every morning...

...and something'll change.

I just cannot get through the Guru Gita.

I can't find that feeling of devotion.

Okay. Devotion's love. Pick somebody

or something you wanna devote it to.

It doesn't have to be the guru.

It's all the same to her.

This is about you.

Can l tell you something, Groceries?

You got some serious control issues.

Is it obvious?

All right, Richard,

get out from inside my head now.

Shut the door.

-That's him?

-That's him.

-He's hideous.

-No, he's not. He's cute.

He's a Sagittarius.

He studies computer programming

in Delhi.

He has very good grades.

And his family is very, very wealthy.

He will be very conceited

and dictatorial.

My life is over at 1 7.

Tulsi.

Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to the dance floor...

...for their very first couples dance,

Liz and Stephen.

My people.

-Are you ready?

-l'm ready.

-You look beautiful.

-Thank you.

I married a hottie.

-What is that? That's not our song.

-No, it is not.

Baby, that's not our song.

-Definitely not.

-Everybody's looking at us.

It's okay. I'm gonna go talk to the guy.

It's gonna be fine.

-l told you l'd get it.

-This is taking care of it?

I owe you a wedding gift.

I didn't know what was appropriate.

I wanted to tell you l've been...

...dedicating my Guru Gita to you.

Imagining you happy

is what got me through it.

What did it look like...

...when I was happy?

I imagine you and Rijul...

...smiling and looking

at each other...

...with love and kindness.

It seemed very real.

Thank you so much, Liz.

That helps me to believe it as well.

Thinking about your own wedding?

Yeah, me too.

The funny thing about weddings,

you end up thinking about yourself.

Did you throw yourself a big shindig?

Big, white, floppy dress?

Yep. l arranged it all.

Nobody forced me into anything.

Yeah. And now

you can't forgive yourself.

Honestly, I'm waiting for him

to forgive me.

To release me.

Waiting for him to forgive you

is a damn waste of time, Groceries.

Forgive yourself.

It's not that easy.

Yeah.

Good night, Richard.

-Follow me.

-l'm tired.

Get your butt up here.

It's not a pretty story...

...but it's pretty classic.

Too much alcohol, too many drugs,

too much mindless cheating.

Just regret.

Ocean of regret.

I lost everything.

My pride, my job.

My family.

I lost my family.

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