Driving Lesson


U.G.
trusts
us
as
he
sits
absolutely
still
as
we
weave
in
and
out
of
harrowing
California
rush-hour
traffic.
He
calmly
reassures
us:
"you
can
have
an
accident
even
with
an
Enlightened
man
in
your
car."
Then
he
sits
so
still
like
a
stone
enveloped
in
an
ocean
of
silence.