Siddhartha Book Cover
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Nirvana
The wound that my son left me hurt me very much. I want little Siddhartha back, and I want him to love me as well. When I tried to cross the river to go and find him, I heard the river laughing at me. I realized that I had done the same thing to my father, and he had been wounded as well, but he still died without ever seeing me. I decided that I probably would never be able to see my son again, and I told Vasudeva everything. I told him how I felt, my realizations, and everthing single detail that had ever happened to me. Vasudeva then led me to the river and I heard Om, the word of perfection, radiating from the river. At that moment, time stopped for me and I stopped fighting destiny. I realized that Vasudeva was just like Gotama, and he also left into the forest to become united with everything around him and achieve the final Nirvana.
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The first sentence does not make sense, i think it should be, "The wound that my son left when he ran away hurts me very much," or, "The wound that my son left hurts me very much." In the sixth sentence, I think it would make more sense if it was reworded to be: "...and every single detail about anything that ever happened to me." This journal perfectly and clearly expresses everything that happened in this chapter. Well done!
ReplyDelete-Jenna Grossinger
Is there anything in Siddhartha's diary about the whereabouts of his son? Does Siddhartha continue to search for his son?
ReplyDelete-Judith Garcia
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ReplyDeleteWhat an ungrateful son. But at least he had Vasudeva to help him out with all this. I wonder how far he would have gone with out his aid.
ReplyDelete-Ryan Shaktah
Wow, little Siddhartha needs to learn a serious lesson in respect! So did the river teach Siddhartha enlightenment or did Vasudeva?
ReplyDelete-Alex H