Siddhartha Chp.10

Siddhartha finds his son and pushes him away by telling him he needs to do work. His son runs away from his and Siddhartha goes to find him. Young Siddhartha is not very accepting of his father though. "I am fighitng for him, you see, trying to win his heart and hoping to capture it with loveing-kindness and paitnece. To him too the river must speak someday; he too has a calling"(100 Hesse). Young Siddhartha is not happy with his father and is not letting his into his life. They get into another fight and Young Siddhartha steals a boat and money and runs away. "Nonetheless, he countinued to run without stopping, no longer because he wished ued to run without stopping, no longer because he wished to rescue the boy but mearley out of desire, in hope of perhaps seeing him once more. And he ran all the way  to the outskirts of the city"(105). Young Siddhartha does not want to be found. He is sad about the death of his mom and is not listening to anything Siddhartha is telling him. Although Siddhartha understand where his son is coming from he loves his son so much and is having a hard time letting him go.

Buddha

"...The holy Om that meant the perfect of perfection. And the moment the sound Om touched Siddhartha's ear, his slumbering spirit suddenly awake and recognized the foolishness of his actions"(75 hesse).
          Moment of recognition for Siddhartha. The Om relaxes Siddhartha and brings him nack to realize how foolish he has been. I like this quote because it is that moment of awakening for Siddhartha.

" 'You will learn this' said Vasudela 'but not from me. It was the river that taught me to listen, and it will teach you as well. It knows everything, the river, and one can learn anything from it"(89 Hesse).
          I think by being at peace and taking in nature you can learn anything. Well that is what Vasudave is saying. peace and paitenes will help you be capable of taking in and learning anything.

Awakening

"Walking slowly away, Siddhartha realized he was a youth no longer; he had become a man. He realized that something had left him, the way a snake's old skin leave it"(Hesse 33).

"Siddartha raised his eyes and looked about. Asmile filled his face, and a profound sense of awakening from a long dream coursed through him down to his toes, At once he began to walk again, now taking hurried steps like a man who knows what he must do"(Hesse 34).

"From this moment when the world around him melter away and left him as solitar as a star in the sky, from this morning of cold and despondency, Siddhartha emerged, more firmly Self than before, solidified"(Hesse 37).

An awkening moment I have had took place in San Diego. I was playing soccer and when we walked out to the filed I saw the scouts watching the gmaes and looking over the field was the ocean. It was serieal moment. The perfect sceneary and realizing playing college could be an option for me at a top school, made me feel alive and that dreams are actually achievable.

I had an awakening moment just a week ago. I herd my baby cousin, Cashton, was sick in the hospital. I saw a picture of him with tubes in his nose helping him breathe. It turns out that he wasnt that bad and was just having trouble breathing, but was easily taken care of and is ok now. But seeing that picture and not knowing what was going on was awakening moment, and made me think of how precious life really is.

Hikes are a great awakening moment. When your sitting at the top of flagstaff and your looking out at everything, you realize how small you are. When I have that feeling it gives me bliss and I can let go of all my worries.