Siddhartha Reading Blog Part 4

I connected this chapter, the relationship between Siddhartha and his son, to the movie "We Bought A Zoo". I made this connection, because, Siddhartha's relationship with his son is very similar to the father of we bought a zoo to his son. In "The Son", Siddhartha and his son hardly ever talk. They are in constant deprivation of each others feelings, and Siddhartha feels that he is unable to reach out to him. Especially as a Samana. Vasudeva tries to make him understand that his son has not walked the path of a Samana, and therefore he cannot connect to what his father is feeling. And even though Siddhartha understands this, he is still unable, he refuses, to reach out to his son. 

I "We Bought A Zoo", the son has constant arguments with his father. The son is mad, and the father does not know how to reach him. But, unlike in Siddhartha, the son in the movie draws paintings, and sketches, that are indirectly related to how he feels. The father does not notice this until the climax of the film, which leaves a lot of space in the movie to make us understand that the father and son don't get along. Switching to another school, trying to make new friends, has always been a very difficult challenge for the son, which he never seems to get over. 

I connect the daughter in the movie, to Vasudeva. Because unlike Siddhartha, Vasudeva knows how his son feels, and how to make it better. But Siddhartha, vaguely disregards it, and tries it his own way.    

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Reading Blog Siddhartha: Section #3

From reading Siddhartha Section #3, I can already make this connection to Kung Fu Panda 2. Like when Po was blasted into the river, and saved, he was able to rethink his entire life, which was previously surrounded upon who his parents were. Po was able to find inner peace. Inner peace is similar to Om, because, as Om is the "Song of the Universe", finding inner peace is is like the path needed to reach Om.

The river in Kung Fu Panda 2, is similar to both the river underneath the coconut tree, as well as the one where he and Govinda grew up near. Because, as Po is floating, drifting around the river, half dead; it is as if Siddhartha was to throw himself into the river, because of the decisions that he has made. Siddhartha wished to end his life, but he was reminded of Om. In relation to Kung Fu Panda 2, Po was like Siddhartha, half dead. Floating around a river of confusion. Until he found inner peace, and he was awakened.

So in conclusion, inner peace is like Om. And as both inner peace and Om are paths to enlightenment, one must follow their own path first/commence your journey, to fully achieve inner peace/Om.

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Siddhartha Reading Blog Part 2

I can relate this part of the story, to a quote from one of the Analects of Confucius. Of which he said the following: "If you love what you do, then you will never work a day in your life." - Confucius.

I can relate this to the story when Siddhartha encounters a man of commerce known as Kamaswami, who offers him to stay at his house. During Siddhartha's stay, he viewed the ways in which Kamaswami swayed his customers into buying his rice, as well as other products. However, whenever Kamaswami sent Siddhartha out to buy, and reclaim a rice patty to be sold, (even though the rice patty was already bought by a rival merchant), Siddhartha still had time to have fun. As well as play with the kids during his stay. 

When he returned, Kamaswami did not understand why Siddhartha had taken so long to return, but Siddhartha responded by saying that one needs to take time to appreciate the good things that come in life, and not to waste them. Siddhartha followed by saying that he had learned nothing from him. 

Kamaswami is way too focused up in work, rather than to appreciate the good things that life brings him. To me, I think that Kamaswami needs Siddhartha more than Siddhartha needs Kamaswami. In Kamaswami's perspective, it would be a little like this: "In the end, its what pays the bills. Not what makes you happy. You can't have it both ways." 

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Siddhartha Reading Blog Part 1

I can connect this section, to a book titled Shabanu. Because Shabanu, the main character, rejected her family's traditions, and refused to have an arranged marriage set up for her. Unlike her sister, who agreed to the arrangement. This makes a lot of relevance to Siddhartha, like when he rejects the Buddha, and sets out to travel around as a wandering Samana, shows on how strongly he rejects his fate. Unlike Govinda, who stays behind.

Throughout this entire process of trying to "find yourself", Siddhartha believes to have found out much more about the world, than he never knew before.

Well, thats the end of this blog post! Until the next one! Bye!