Elizabeth Gilbert, a content writer for a magazine in Bali, came to meet the 9th generation
medicine man, Ketut Liyer, to seek advice about love.
The man was a fortune teller who didn’t fail her.
Ketut told Liza that she would have two marriages, one short and the other long-term.
However, the man couldn’t tell what kind of relationship she was currently in.
“You will come back to Bali,” the man told Liz.
Jokingly, he requested Liza to teach him English when she returned.
Both laughed.
Before Liz leaves, the older man gives her a portrait of a Bali God.
Six months later, Liza and Stephen, her husband and a pastry chef baker, attended a close
friend’s party.
While going home in the car, Liza shared with Stephen her incoming Aruba trip.
She happily explained that Stephen could join so that they could have fun.
Instead of responding, Stephen shared his plans to take a Master’s Degree.
Liza became speechless.
She is not happy about Stephen going back to school.
It seems that the things they want to do are the opposite.
That night, Ketut’s prophecy about Liza’s love life sank into her thoughts.
She wants to file a divorce.
The next day, Liz went to the library in the divorce books section.
Liz moved out and lived in her friend’s apartment, Tara.
Tara and Liza hung out and watched a play that enacted a story she wrote.
The man playing the role stole Liz’s attention.
The guy is handsome, performs well, and of course, full of hotness.
It seems that the world only revolves around them after their eyes meet.
Liza was indeed in love with the young guy.
They agreed to meet in a bar that night.
The guy is named David.
He flirts with Liza while having wine.
A little while, they went inside a room with candles lit.
The guy appears to be an Indian who loves to meditate and visit temples.
David said that she misses India, and he desires to bring Liza when he returns.
The two had an intimate conversation.
They made love that night.
Days have passed, and Liza feels like she’s in a fairytale with David’s thoughtful gestures.
The two are already dating.
On their dates, they meditate together and visit temples.
After months of being together, their burning love for each other became cold.
David acts like a child, very much immature.
Liza, later on, realizes David is not for her.
Because of this, Liz again remembered the older man in Bali.
Liza wants to start a new life in Italy.
Before she could go there, Stephen had already signed the divorce papers.
Liza successfully arrived in Italy.
She stayed in a cheap old apartment with no water heater.
The caretaker then advises her to pour hot water into the tub if she wants it hot.
The old lady also discovered Liz is divorced, so she warned her never to bring a guy into
her room.
Liza finds it hard to blend in with the Italians.
There she met an attractive Swedish woman, Sofi, who was very fluent in Italian.
As a newbie in the streets of Italy, she was fascinated with everything, the culture, hot
men, tourist attractions, and most significantly, the food.
While savoring famous Italian dishes, Liza couldn’t help but not forget that she was
single and alone.
Couples torridly kissing each other on the streets reminded her of that every day.
Alone, Liz headed to the cathedral and prayed.
Liz felt lonely for some time.
Meanwhile, a group of Italian men in the barbershop told Liz to stop acting like an American.
They advised her to embrace the Italian phrase “dolce far niente”― the sweetness of
doing nothing.
Day passes by, and Liz finds happiness in eating a large portion of Italian dishes.
Together with her friends, Liz proudly ordered everything with her Italian accent.
While eating, Liz felt awkward since her circle of friends are all couples making sweet gestures
in front of her.
She always got teased by them for being single.
The food adventure of Liz didn’t stop.
She also tried the best pizzas in Italy.
There she realized that she seemed to have an affair with food.
Liz enjoys everything she eats.
In the following days, Liz shops for clothes with her friend, Sofi.
There she blankly stared at a tempting nighties dress.
She has no reason to wear them anymore.
Liz slowly embraced being alone and mastered cooking Italian meals.
All by herself, Liz recalled David and how he tried to save their relationship for the
last time.
Liz emailed a letter to him and finally bid her goodbyes.
The next day, thanksgiving and a farewell dinner at the same time were prepared by Liz’s
friends.
Liz finally decided to move to India.
She arrived in India’s ashram for a spiritual retreat.
She tries to feed herself again― this time, her lost soul.
She headed to the meditation cave and met the Guru, her spiritual guide.
As part of living a new life in the ashram, Liz became part of the scrubbing-floor team,
where she eagerly removed dirt on the floor.
While cleaning, a 17-year-old lady approached her.
The girl was also in a retreat with Liz.
Despite the age gap, the two became friends.
Living in the ashram, Liz starts her day early and proceeds to a room for meditation lectures.
While dining, Liz met a man in her fifties named Richard, who is from Texas, and also
a divorcee.
The man teased Liza and called her “groceries.”
Liz found the joke off and took it seriously.
After lunch, Liz went back to the room to meditate.
She emptied her thoughts and tried to concentrate.
However, she’s naturally an American lady who quickly gets bored doing nothing.
She walked out of the meditation cave and again met Richard in the hallway, who teased
her again.
Liz's meditation routine continues, and it somehow relieves all her worries in life.
Liz finally starts to embrace a new life in India.
Meanwhile, the young lady, Liz’s closest friend in the ashram tied a knot with a guy.
Watching the couple dancing, Liz reminisced about her first dance as a couple with her
ex-husband.
They were so happy at their wedding back then.
After the ceremony, Liz dedicated a “Guru Gita,” a prayer, to the newlywed.
She wholeheartedly wishes them a long-lasting marriage.
Richard and Liz, who are getting along together, returned to the ashram.
There, Richard shared how she lost his family, job, and pride because of alcohol and drugs.
Richard stuttered and cried as he recalled his family that he missed so much.
They separated a long time ago.
Liz comforted Richard.
Richard then advised Liz to stay in the ashram until she forgives herself for filing a divorce
from his husband.
The next day, Richard left the temple and returned to Texas.
Before leaving, Richard left Liz a phrase to believe in love again.
Because of her extended stay in the ashram, Liza was transferred from the scrubbing-floor
team to be the key hostess for a 10-day retreat of 50 devotees.
Because of her new assignment, Liza needs to be charming, smiling, and bubbly all the
time.
Well, those weren’t difficult at all for Liz.
Unlike before, she can genuinely laugh now.
The next day, Liza wore her new uniform and name tag and prepared herself to start working.
She was delighted with her job, and she realized that she was completely healed.
“God dwells within me,” Liza whispered to herself.
Months passed by, and Liz was finally back in Bali!
She immediately thanked the medicinal doctor, Ketut, for all the spiritual advice she had
learned a year ago from him.
It was so long that Ketut almost forgot her.
Liz happily shared with the man her experience of her heartbreaks, her stay in Rome, Italy,
and most significantly, how India healed her soul.
Liz jokingly added if Ketut still wanted to learn English with her.
Enjoying Liz’s presence, the older man opened his old wooden chest box filled with written
notes from his grandfather.
Specifically, it contains spells, mantras, and cures passed down to generations.
The older man let Liz take down important notes on everything.
After a while, Liz felt tired of writing everything.
She secretly hid the original copies in her bag and took them out.
After that, Liz found a beautiful accommodation of a nipa hut surrounded by a relaxing view
of flowers and trees.
During her stay in Bali, she visits Ketut from time to time.
Liz learned to live in balance.
To do that, the older adult advised her to enjoy Bali’s beauty in the morning, visit
him in the afternoon and meditate at the end of the day.
Liz eagerly listens to the older man as she finds him extremely helpful in starting a
new life.
Months passed, and Liz has been enjoying her life in Bali.
While riding a bike, a man in a car accidentally hit her.
She injured her lower knees and immediately went to Ketut for treatment.
The older man recommended the healer named Wayan to treat her.
In a traditional Balinese healing center, Liz went in and met Wayan.
She was busy cutting different kinds of herbal.
Wayan massaged Liz’s legs.
While on the treatment, Armenia, a beautiful tall lady, arrived.
She’s from Brazil and invited Liz to a beach party to get acquainted with new people in
Bali.
It was already evening when Liz arrived in a haltered-neck green dress.
With excitement, Liz went straight to the bar and ordered a drink.
There he met the man who caused her leg to be injured.
His name is Felipe, and he is also a divorcee.
Armenia, on the other hand, came and introduced Liz to different guys.
For the second time, Liz was attracted to another young guy.
They danced to the beat while Felipe was observing.
The guy then removed his shirt, revealing his hunk body.
The man pulled Liz to the shore and invited her to swim.
The man was naked in front of Liz.
Liz giggles as she stares at his body.
Liz went back to the resort to leave her belongings and promised the guy that she’ll come back.
On her way, Felipe was there, and Liz couldn’t return to the beach.
She was so drunk and slept instead.
The next day, Felipe drove him to her room.
Liz still hates Felipe, but the man brings him a drink to help her sober.
Felipe lets Liz rest.
Felipe jokingly told Liz that if she needed a tour guide, he is one call away.
The two started hanging out and roamed all day around in Bali.
While near the shore, Felipe and Liz had a deep conversation and shared their failed
marriages.
Felipe also joined Liz as she visited Ketut.
The older adult scanned Felipe’s hands and discovered he was still unhealed and afraid
to open his heart again.
It was already the evening; Felipe stayed in Liz’s room.
The room was dim and romantic.
Felipe played a piece of classic music.
He slowly approaches Liz, who is busy reading a book.
He called her darling and invited her to dance.
The two caressed while dancing.
They made love that night.
The next day, Felipe and Liz woke up in a happy mood.
They intimately kissed on the couch.
The two already have a romantic relationship.
While meditating, Liz felt a pain in her stomach.
She immediately rushed to Wayan.
According to the healer, Liz is suffering a bladder infection that is common to women
who just had romantic moments after a long time of abstinence.
Wayan then noticed that Liz was silent.
Wayan knew that Liz was also afraid to fall in love again.
The next day, Felipe invites Liz to island hopping.
The man also confesses that he is so in love with Liz.
However, Liz declines as she’s still afraid to love again.
With dismay, Felipe went to the island alone while Liz packed her things to return to New
York.
Before Liz leaves Bali, She stops by Ketut and gives him a gift.
It was a book.
A compilation of all the notes she randomly stole and photocopied.
Liz told Ketut that she ended her relationship with Felipe, because being together with him
felt like she had lost balance in her life.
She cannot do other things like meditation and only focuses on him.
Meditation was essential for Liz because it healed her.
Ketut, as a response, advised her that “it is okay to lose balance for love sometimes;
it is part of living a balanced life.”
After a realization, Liz rushed to search for Felipe.
Liz couldn’t find Felipe in his room, so she left a note to meet her at the dock at
sunset.
Felipe arrived and the two passionately kissed.
Liz and Felipe opened their hearts again for a second chance.
This time, there will be no more hesitations, no turning back, just seizing every moment
spent with each other.
Elizabeth Gilbert, a content writer for a magazine in Bali, came to meet the 9th generation
medicine man, Ketut Liyer, to seek advice about love.
The man was a fortune teller who didn’t fail her.
Ketut told Liza that she would have two marriages, one short and the other long-term.
However, the man couldn’t tell what kind of relationship she was currently in.
“You will come back to Bali,” the man told Liz.
Jokingly, he requested Liza to teach him English when she returned.
Both laughed.
Before Liz leaves, the older man gives her a portrait of a Bali God.
Six months later, Liza and Stephen, her husband and a pastry chef baker, attended a close
friend’s party.
While going home in the car, Liza shared with Stephen her incoming Aruba trip.
She happily explained that Stephen could join so that they could have fun.
Instead of responding, Stephen shared his plans to take a Master’s Degree.
Liza became speechless.
She is not happy about Stephen going back to school.
It seems that the things they want to do are the opposite.
That night, Ketut’s prophecy about Liza’s love life sank into her thoughts.
She wants to file a divorce.
The next day, Liz went to the library in the divorce books section.
Liz moved out and lived in her friend’s apartment, Tara.
Tara and Liza hung out and watched a play that enacted a story she wrote.
The man playing the role stole Liz’s attention.
The guy is handsome, performs well, and of course, full of hotness.
It seems that the world only revolves around them after their eyes meet.
Liza was indeed in love with the young guy.
They agreed to meet in a bar that night.
The guy is named David.
He flirts with Liza while having wine.
A little while, they went inside a room with candles lit.
The guy appears to be an Indian who loves to meditate and visit temples.
David said that she misses India, and he desires to bring Liza when he returns.
The two had an intimate conversation.
They made love that night.
Days have passed, and Liza feels like she’s in a fairytale with David’s thoughtful gestures.
The two are already dating.
On their dates, they meditate together and visit temples.
After months of being together, their burning love for each other became cold.
David acts like a child, very much immature.
Liza, later on, realizes David is not for her.
Because of this, Liz again remembered the older man in Bali.
Liza wants to start a new life in Italy.
Before she could go there, Stephen had already signed the divorce papers.
Liza successfully arrived in Italy.
She stayed in a cheap old apartment with no water heater.
The caretaker then advises her to pour hot water into the tub if she wants it hot.
The old lady also discovered Liz is divorced, so she warned her never to bring a guy into
her room.
Liza finds it hard to blend in with the Italians.
There she met an attractive Swedish woman, Sofi, who was very fluent in Italian.
As a newbie in the streets of Italy, she was fascinated with everything, the culture, hot
men, tourist attractions, and most significantly, the food.
While savoring famous Italian dishes, Liza couldn’t help but not forget that she was
single and alone.
Couples torridly kissing each other on the streets reminded her of that every day.
Alone, Liz headed to the cathedral and prayed.
Liz felt lonely for some time.
Meanwhile, a group of Italian men in the barbershop told Liz to stop acting like an American.
They advised her to embrace the Italian phrase “dolce far niente”― the sweetness of
doing nothing.
Day passes by, and Liz finds happiness in eating a large portion of Italian dishes.
Together with her friends, Liz proudly ordered everything with her Italian accent.
While eating, Liz felt awkward since her circle of friends are all couples making sweet gestures
in front of her.
She always got teased by them for being single.
The food adventure of Liz didn’t stop.
She also tried the best pizzas in Italy.
There she realized that she seemed to have an affair with food.
Liz enjoys everything she eats.
In the following days, Liz shops for clothes with her friend, Sofi.
There she blankly stared at a tempting nighties dress.
She has no reason to wear them anymore.
Liz slowly embraced being alone and mastered cooking Italian meals.
All by herself, Liz recalled David and how he tried to save their relationship for the
last time.
Liz emailed a letter to him and finally bid her goodbyes.
The next day, thanksgiving and a farewell dinner at the same time were prepared by Liz’s
friends.
Liz finally decided to move to India.
She arrived in India’s ashram for a spiritual retreat.
She tries to feed herself again― this time, her lost soul.
She headed to the meditation cave and met the Guru, her spiritual guide.
As part of living a new life in the ashram, Liz became part of the scrubbing-floor team,
where she eagerly removed dirt on the floor.
While cleaning, a 17-year-old lady approached her.
The girl was also in a retreat with Liz.
Despite the age gap, the two became friends.
Living in the ashram, Liz starts her day early and proceeds to a room for meditation lectures.
While dining, Liz met a man in her fifties named Richard, who is from Texas, and also
a divorcee.
The man teased Liza and called her “groceries.”
Liz found the joke off and took it seriously.
After lunch, Liz went back to the room to meditate.
She emptied her thoughts and tried to concentrate.
However, she’s naturally an American lady who quickly gets bored doing nothing.
She walked out of the meditation cave and again met Richard in the hallway, who teased
her again.
Liz's meditation routine continues, and it somehow relieves all her worries in life.
Liz finally starts to embrace a new life in India.
Meanwhile, the young lady, Liz’s closest friend in the ashram tied a knot with a guy.
Watching the couple dancing, Liz reminisced about her first dance as a couple with her
ex-husband.
They were so happy at their wedding back then.
After the ceremony, Liz dedicated a “Guru Gita,” a prayer, to the newlywed.
She wholeheartedly wishes them a long-lasting marriage.
Richard and Liz, who are getting along together, returned to the ashram.
There, Richard shared how she lost his family, job, and pride because of alcohol and drugs.
Richard stuttered and cried as he recalled his family that he missed so much.
They separated a long time ago.
Liz comforted Richard.
Richard then advised Liz to stay in the ashram until she forgives herself for filing a divorce
from his husband.
The next day, Richard left the temple and returned to Texas.
Before leaving, Richard left Liz a phrase to believe in love again.
Because of her extended stay in the ashram, Liza was transferred from the scrubbing-floor
team to be the key hostess for a 10-day retreat of 50 devotees.
Because of her new assignment, Liza needs to be charming, smiling, and bubbly all the
time.
Well, those weren’t difficult at all for Liz.
Unlike before, she can genuinely laugh now.
The next day, Liza wore her new uniform and name tag and prepared herself to start working.
She was delighted with her job, and she realized that she was completely healed.
“God dwells within me,” Liza whispered to herself.
Months passed by, and Liz was finally back in Bali!
She immediately thanked the medicinal doctor, Ketut, for all the spiritual advice she had
learned a year ago from him.
It was so long that Ketut almost forgot her.
Liz happily shared with the man her experience of her heartbreaks, her stay in Rome, Italy,
and most significantly, how India healed her soul.
Liz jokingly added if Ketut still wanted to learn English with her.
Enjoying Liz’s presence, the older man opened his old wooden chest box filled with written
notes from his grandfather.
Specifically, it contains spells, mantras, and cures passed down to generations.
The older man let Liz take down important notes on everything.
After a while, Liz felt tired of writing everything.
She secretly hid the original copies in her bag and took them out.
After that, Liz found a beautiful accommodation of a nipa hut surrounded by a relaxing view
of flowers and trees.
During her stay in Bali, she visits Ketut from time to time.
Liz learned to live in balance.
To do that, the older adult advised her to enjoy Bali’s beauty in the morning, visit
him in the afternoon and meditate at the end of the day.
Liz eagerly listens to the older man as she finds him extremely helpful in starting a
new life.
Months passed, and Liz has been enjoying her life in Bali.
While riding a bike, a man in a car accidentally hit her.
She injured her lower knees and immediately went to Ketut for treatment.
The older man recommended the healer named Wayan to treat her.
In a traditional Balinese healing center, Liz went in and met Wayan.
She was busy cutting different kinds of herbal.
Wayan massaged Liz’s legs.
While on the treatment, Armenia, a beautiful tall lady, arrived.
She’s from Brazil and invited Liz to a beach party to get acquainted with new people in
Bali.
It was already evening when Liz arrived in a haltered-neck green dress.
With excitement, Liz went straight to the bar and ordered a drink.
There he met the man who caused her leg to be injured.
His name is Felipe, and he is also a divorcee.
Armenia, on the other hand, came and introduced Liz to different guys.
For the second time, Liz was attracted to another young guy.
They danced to the beat while Felipe was observing.
The guy then removed his shirt, revealing his hunk body.
The man pulled Liz to the shore and invited her to swim.
The man was naked in front of Liz.
Liz giggles as she stares at his body.
Liz went back to the resort to leave her belongings and promised the guy that she’ll come back.
On her way, Felipe was there, and Liz couldn’t return to the beach.
She was so drunk and slept instead.
The next day, Felipe drove him to her room.
Liz still hates Felipe, but the man brings him a drink to help her sober.
Felipe lets Liz rest.
Felipe jokingly told Liz that if she needed a tour guide, he is one call away.
The two started hanging out and roamed all day around in Bali.
While near the shore, Felipe and Liz had a deep conversation and shared their failed
marriages.
Felipe also joined Liz as she visited Ketut.
The older adult scanned Felipe’s hands and discovered he was still unhealed and afraid
to open his heart again.
It was already the evening; Felipe stayed in Liz’s room.
The room was dim and romantic.
Felipe played a piece of classic music.
He slowly approaches Liz, who is busy reading a book.
He called her darling and invited her to dance.
The two caressed while dancing.
They made love that night.
The next day, Felipe and Liz woke up in a happy mood.
They intimately kissed on the couch.
The two already have a romantic relationship.
While meditating, Liz felt a pain in her stomach.
She immediately rushed to Wayan.
According to the healer, Liz is suffering a bladder infection that is common to women
who just had romantic moments after a long time of abstinence.
Wayan then noticed that Liz was silent.
Wayan knew that Liz was also afraid to fall in love again.
The next day, Felipe invites Liz to island hopping.
The man also confesses that he is so in love with Liz.
However, Liz declines as she’s still afraid to love again.
With dismay, Felipe went to the island alone while Liz packed her things to return to New
York.
Before Liz leaves Bali, She stops by Ketut and gives him a gift.
It was a book.
A compilation of all the notes she randomly stole and photocopied.
Liz told Ketut that she ended her relationship with Felipe, because being together with him
felt like she had lost balance in her life.
She cannot do other things like meditation and only focuses on him.
Meditation was essential for Liz because it healed her.
Ketut, as a response, advised her that “it is okay to lose balance for love sometimes;
it is part of living a balanced life.”
After a realization, Liz rushed to search for Felipe.
Liz couldn’t find Felipe in his room, so she left a note to meet her at the dock at
sunset.
Felipe arrived and the two passionately kissed.
Liz and Felipe opened their hearts again for a second chance.
This time, there will be no more hesitations, no turning back, just seizing every moment
spent with each other.