I felt a connection to Siddhartha while reading the
book. The choices he makes for enlightenment connect to the ones I’m making to find
my true self. In this section Siddhartha is getting closer to reach self-peace
because of the changes he’s made to his life. I believe I am going through a
similar phase because I am also getting ready to leave home and live my own
life.
I related my decision to go to boarding school to
Siddhartha when he felt he should join the Samanas. When Siddhartha's father finds
out his son wants to leave, he gets very upset. My parents were also sad when I
told them I wanted to go study abroad. Although they wanted me to experience a
new lifestyle, they also wanted me to come back and live with them afterwards.
But, after years of insisting them that I wanted to pursue my dreams away, they
realized I had a real purpose. They are now letting me leave, just like
Siddhartha's father does when he realizes his son's determination.
Siddhartha gets a step ahead in his pursuit of inner
peace when he’s allowed to join the Samanas. He uses the skills he learns with
the ascetics to talk to Buddha and to come up with his real purpose in life. I
hope I’ll be closer to reaching my goals by going to boarding school in the US.
I am anxious to start a new adventure, and, from that quest, find my true self
and what I want to do when I grow up.
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