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Siddhartha goes away from Govinda and Buddha. He must keep his path. Siddhartha will embark a new stage in his life. He wants to form himself.
..."he had also left his former life behind him in the grove."
Siddhartha seeking for Brahman, Atman, never thought about himself. He runed from him. Siddhartha started to realize that he must be good, he started teaching and finding his own. He, who was lost, knew he was alone now. His shadow, his companion left him by choosing what he wanted, it's now Siddhartha's turn.
Will Siddhartha find himself?
On who or what will he believe in?
will he find another companion along his new path? Or is it a forever life?

Found IT...

Govinda and Siddhartha find Gotama Buddha. Each day, they're both more surprised of how many people want to hear the Buddha's teachings. As soon as they see the crowd of people they notice him, the Buddha, just like a holy man. The Buddha gives all of the people the feeling of peace, quiet and full of goodness.
"Be at peace, Govinda. The Illustrious One's teachings are very good. How could I find a flaw in them?"
I love that moment when you get peace from a person because that person makes you feel either safe or stronger. I mean, we all have that one person right?
When Siddhartha says that the Buddha sees life as a "cause and effect", I understand this as if everything happens because you made it happen. You choose what to do. Because of your actions, you'll get your consequences or the way life responds to you. I also see life this way, if you are responsable for the actions, then your responsable for it's consequences.
I think about Buddha's way of thinking... I wish people were that way.
"It is not for me to judge another life. I must judge for myself. I must choose and reject."
This means everyone should mind their own life. If that can happen many things could change... maybe someday.
At the end of my chapter I love how Siddhartha thinks he found or will find himself. Buddha inspired Siddhartha on becoming "his Self". He will find IT.

Adapting and Leaving

As I read through Siddhartha Chapter two, we notice how Siddhartha and Govinda are adapting to their new lives as Sammanas. They join the Sammanas by entering a contest. Siddhartha and Govinda started to do some Sammana manners, which include not eating just once a day. How could you get accostumed to something like that? I started to think and predict that Siddhartha won't be able to do this radical change. I proved myself when I read this:
" On another occasion When Siddhartha left the wood with Govinda in order to beg for food..." (pg.14).
Will Siddhartha keep with this new life? If so, how?
After I read few more pages I notice that Siddhartha is actually leaving the Sammanas.
"Soon, Govinda, your friend will leave the path of Sammanas..." (pg.15).
I knew this would happen with Siddhartha. he's a strong guy, but not the way he imagined he was. Govinda then gets impressed on how much Siddhartha learned from the Sammanas, he became a powerful guy, that gets what he wants.

I think it's important to think that way, (to get what you want), only if it's in a honest and responsable way. Siddhartha uses some powers and I take it as cheating to get what he wants, which is something I don't agree with.

Being Ideal

Siddhartha, a wealthy guy in ancient India. Govinda, his best friend. They both come from the elite Brahman origin. As I read through the pages, I noticed that Siddhartha is a guy wanted by every woman, and men urge to be him.
"Your soul is the whole world." (pg.4)
How is it that he got this fame?
Why is it exactly that people want to be him?
What positive actions will he do to demonstrate that he is worthy?
I ask myself all these questions.
Siddhartha starts thinking that he has learned all he needed from his professors. This is something I don't agree with because you'll never know enough, you'll never stop learning.
Siddhartha seeked for enlightenment. He was always searching for peace, and the actions to do everything right."Govinda, come with me to the banyan tree. We will practice meditation." (pg.5)
Something radical crossed Siddhartha's mind. He started to doubt himself, his religion, his existence, his rituals and more.
Why and how could someone doubt themselves when all he gets is love and admiration of all he's done?
Siddhartha is a man with determination, when he wants something he needs to get it. Siddhartha tells his father about his desires. He wants to become a Samana, as soon as his father listens to him he gets really upset. Siddhartha stays there all night until his father lets him go. Being determined on the things you want is pretty good. That means that you don't give up so easy on the things you want. This changes paths in your life and gives you great opportunities because you risk yourself to new adventures and big decisions.

While reading Siddhartha, I realized that Jesus (the Bible) and Siddhartha have some similarities. Both are loved by their people. Jesus has it's followers and Siddhartha also does. They both believe in peace. Both believe that people get what they deserve. Though, they use different ways or tecnics to show their beliefs and thoughts, they deeply relate to each other.

I interpret this image of Siddhartha in two ways. I can see that Siddhartha is seeking for enlightenment. I can see the people bellow him praying for him, giving him value and admiring him. I suppose this is in the banyan tree where he meditates with Govinda. 

Cafeteria? I Don't Think So

11:40… Time for a delicious meal. When it’s time for lunch, the cafeteria is full of people. A long line, some waiting, others cutting. Everyone is pushing to enter as soon as possible, while I’m just thinking, we are all going to enter some time, why the need of pushing? I don’t get it.

As soon as you enter, you can barely walk, it’s not only uncomfortable, but people walking with trays full of food, trying not to pour you food. For high school, the cafeteria seems so small. Having to wait for almost twenty minutes to finally get what you’re looking for, food. While it’s our lunch time, K-4 is also having their lunch, so they’re running all over the place, you can’t see them because they are so small. When you are finally getting there, you want to get a tray, but you notice that the tray is dirty or wet. You try to get another tray or at least clean it. Grabbing your fork, knife and spoon, but you notice the same thing, wet, or even sometimes tehere’s not enough for everybody!

When you are already set, you talk to the lady offering food to you. You say “just a little please.” Is like if she hears, “a lot please.” They serve you the amount they want, thinking that we are all dead for food, and that we are some kind of abnormal people with giant stomaches. Have you ever seen Timmy Turner? Well, in that school cafeteria, is some sort of our cafeteria style. The lady pours food with big spoons like if there’s no way they’re running out off food.

I don’t really like how the cafeteria works itself, and how people working there get desperate by seeing lots of kids coming for food. I don’t like it and that’s what I think and see about it. 

Making Opinions About The Opinion Article

I think it is important that high education schools only receive the best students that apply, rounded, and great academics as they are expecting "Because we both believe that higher education should select the best possible students...".

It's not easy to select the best students from all applicants, but all they're looking for is a well-rounded students, "We assess applicants according to many dimensions." Race is not a problem for deans, but for others it might make a little change, sometimes race is something essential in life, that's what some universities apply. I don't really agree with race being a problem for entering a university, I think nowadays there's still some differences for that, but not for letting a student apply to a university. If I was a dean, I wouldn't care about the race, though, I will really examine each student carefully to make the best decision. 

The best way to choose a student applicant, is by the recommendation letters for law schools, "Essays and letters of recommendation are critical components of the application process at law schools." By having this letters, and essays they evaluate students easier because of others giving and saying their own experience and knowledge about each applicant. I might think that race doesn't matter when it comes to apply and choose, but I agre with race mattering around campus and off educational campus, "Race is sometimes and important and relevant factor in group discussions both inside and outside of the classroom."

I agree with choosing wisely all students wanted in the law schools, considering all aspects of each applicant. I agree and disagree with race being a problem. Race is considered sometimes a problem, but it shouldn't be determined as entering a university or not. I think it's important to have a little bit of all because in adult life (job and city life) you'll have to deal with all types of people, so I think it's good practice to have some sort of contact with all people, including different types of race.