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The small incident with the insect may not seem like much, but it sent Suenaka’s mind reeling. How had O’Sensei known the little cockroach was there? Even more, how had he known Suenaka was there? Was O’Sensei sending Suenaka a subtle, even comical message? Not certain what to do, whether to stay or leave, speak or remain silent, Suenaka remained seated, watching the Founder as he read. To say he was nervous would be an understatement, and he wondered if the Founder was angry for being spied on. A few minutes later, O’Sensei again challenged Suenaka’s perception.

“After the cockroach incident, I just continued sitting there and watching him as he was reading. There might have been a breeze or something, I don’t know, but . . . I was watching the page just turn by itself, and I was thinking, ‘My God! Such power!’ I was really impressed! But I really don’t know if it was a breeze or not that did it. He didn’t touch the page at all . . . To this day, I don’t know.

“We didn’t converse at all. Only when he said,’ See, look at this,’ and I went ‘Uh hum.’ But after a while, he looked up at me and looked me straight in the eye and said, ‘Okay, you can go now.’ Then he smiled, and I left.”