Siddhartha Book Cover

Siddhartha Book Cover
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

Sunday, October 17, 2010

At the Town (Day 4...)

I have come back! It has been a full week, maybe even two. It turns out that when I went to the local village they didn’t have the bag of rice that I need to get for Kamaswami . Apparently the merchant sold it to this other local merchant in the village. So, instead I decided to have fun. I enjoyed entertaining the farmers, I played with the children, and I in general had lots of fun. Yet, when I came back Kamaswami was very angry, he was infuriating! He didn’t like the fact that I took time in the other village and that I didn’t come back with the goods that were intended for me to come back with. But I made more connections and people over there now know me more, so it should be alright. Kamala was a little angry too, and one night, she thought that we were different from other people because we could not love.

3 comments:

  1. Kamaswami should lighten up. Although staying in the village for a week or two and coming back empty-handed can be frustrating, he made a lot of friends that can help him later in life. As for the part about not being able to love, are you sure? Can't we all love?

    -Ryan Shaktah

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  2. Why is Siddhartha so naive towards the works of a business? Is he confused or do his years as a Samana prevent him from connecting with those around him?

    -Judith Garcia

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