well.The judge and attorneys’ voices were now gentle, and all those
around him seemed to be looking at him with tender smiles. It was a
moment.
So when Dr. Hew Len asked if some of us would like to learn
about this ho’oponopono after tennis one afternoon, I jumped fast and
high, anxiously waiting for the tennis game to come and go. It’s now
almost 20 years later and I am still awed by what I have since learned
was the Divinity working through Dr. Hew Len at Hawaii State
Hospital. I am eternally grateful to Dr. Hew Len and the “weird”
process he brought with him.
By the way, in case you’re wondering, this patient was found just
plain guilty and was in a sense rewarded by the judge, who granted his
request to serve his sentence in a federal penitentiary in his home state
where he could be near his wife and children.
Also, though almost 20 years have passed, I received a call this
morning from the former secretary of the unit wanting to know if Dr.
Hew Len would be available anytime soon to get together with some of
the old staff, most of whom have since retired.We will be meeting with
them in a couple of weeks.Who knows what may unfold? I’ll keep my
antennae up for further stories.
Peace,
O.H.And there it was. Dr. Hew Len had indeed accomplished a mira-
cle at the hospital. By practicing love and forgiveness, he transformed
people who were hopeless and in many ways considered throwaways
of society.
That’s the power of love.I wanted to know even more, of course.
As I was completing the first draft of this book, I sent it to Dr.
Hew Len for review. I wanted him to check it for accuracy. I also
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