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." 

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