Monday, October 27, 2008

Siddhartha Blog Assignment #4

The book Siddhartha by Herman Hesse is a journey that Siddhartha takes in order for him to find enlightenment. After following Siddhartha on his quest, I begin to learn that he understands suffering exists from human desires, and I was able to learn this best through watching him communicate with Vasudeva.

Siddhartha learns that suffering exist from human desires from Vasudeva. He learn this when Vasudeva tells him “He is looking after himself; he is going his own way. Oh, Siddhartha, I can see you are suffering pain over which one should laugh, over which you will soon laugh yourself." (Siddhartha, 100) This quote teaches Siddhartha that his desire are not only going to come with what he want, but also there are going to be consequences to come with his desire

Overall, Siddhartha learned many things throughout his journey. This was just one of the things that he learned throughout his journey. Either they were good lessons or bad, he learned something new from everything he did.

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