about Zuess and Hermes when they come to earth and nobody opens up or them except for the poor family.
So I guess I think that part was cool because they didn't have to go looking all day, it's probably since they're in a really religious town. I noticed that Govinda seemed a lot more enthusiatic about seeing Buddha, Siddhartha seemed all business. My suspicions were confirmed on page 22, "Siddhartha did not reply. He was not very curious about the teachings. He did not think they would teach him anything new." But at the same time Siddhartha loves him and is kind of breath taken from all the peace he radiates.
Something thats hard to adjust for me is that The Illustrious One, Gotama, & the Buddha are all the same person? I'm pretty sure its all one but it's confusing me a little when reading.
When Govinda decides to stay and become a follower I felt proud of him just like Siddhartha because he finally chose his own path, he wasn't following Siddhartha, it was like he was becoming who he wanted and doing what he wanted. (Even if that meant following someone else.)
My favorite quote in this chapter was when Siddhartha ran into the Buddha in the woods and talked to him about the flaw, and Buddha responded in a part saying;
"Opinions mean nothing; they may be beautiful or ugly, clever or foolish, anyone can embrace or reject them"(Page 27).
I think this is really important especially for kids my age. So much time is spent on worrying about what other people think about you. When at the end of the day you're the one who decides if those opinions really count. This reminded me of the book"The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". In it, it talks about the circle of no control, basically things we have no control over. In this case opinions of other people. Then there's the circle of personal control,things we can control like either crying about what people think of me, or brush it off and maybe even use it as constructive criticism.
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