Thursday, April 11, 2013

Siddhartha Reading Section #1

Respond to the text personally:


I can very much relate to the part one of the Siddhartha story line personally because of how Siddhartha tries to pursue his goals, unlike Govinda who tries to follow Buddha himself; just like everyone else. Siddhartha starts as a Brahman, and wishes to take part of becoming a Samana within the forests. 

Being an individual with deciding what I want to do for myself has been what I've been trying to do since the day I thought of my first career in the future. My parents want me to enroll in every AP course in order to have a good career in the future, yet I believe that taking normal courses in high school can get you into good colleges such as Yale, Harvard, Stanford. Colleges don't really look at how smart you are, but how much you improve over time. One person can be very smart in 11th grade, but in 12th grade their grades might fall which can give an idea of them not being able to get into a good college. On the other hand, if someone does bad in 11th grade then does well in 12th grade, they will have a better chance to go into a well college. Just like Siddhartha wanting to pursue what he wants to do, I wish that I could choose my own life choices with my parents supporting me.

To wrap it all up, Siddhartha's personal opinions can relate to my personal opinions of wanting to choose our personal choices in life (educationally, mentally, and physically). 

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