Siddhartha Section Two

I picked the quote, "one can beg, buy, be presented with and find love in the streets, but it can never be stolen." I would have to completely disagree with this statement because I don't think can beg or buy real and genuine love. I think that you beg and guy things that can give you instant gratification that you might think is love at that given moment. But when you look back on it you will realize what you bought or begged for really wasn't love at all. What you think is love that you pay for is forced and if love is forced it is no longer love. And if you beg for love someone might act like they love you but really they will fake it or it might just be sympathy because they feel bad for you. I do think that someone can present love to you genuinely and it can be real but then you have to make a choice of if you will accept it or not. And that whole part about finding love in the streets could be true. Maybe you run into stranger and then you hit it off and begin to date and then fall in love. But if you in the streets and you are paying for that love its not real and you aren't going to find it there. Lastly I disagree with the part of the quote that says, "but it can never be stolen." I think your love can be stolen by many things. For example all the accounts of people cheating on their spouses or leaving their spouse for another person because they fell in love with them. I personally think that is messed up because once you find love I think you should continue to pursue that person who you love as long as the feeling is mutual other wise it might be a little weird. And if you are someone who is trying to steal someone who is already in love you should stop because stealing love isn't a good thing. You should look for love in another place. Another example of love being stolen is a biblical one. Take the Jews for example, they would love God and obey The Law because they loved God and wanted to serve Him. But their love of God was easily stolen by false gods they that would carve from wood.

Sid. Section One

     "He had begun to feel that the love of his father and mother and also the love of his friend Govinda, would not always make him happy, give him peace, satisfy him." This quote from the book seems to describe Siddhartha's personality quite well from what we have read so far. I say this because he seems not to be happy with anything in life. As the quote states Siddhartha began to feel like he wouldn't be satisfied with the love of any of the people who were the closest to him so he leaves home. After he leaves home to be with the Sadamans he still did no find satisfaction there so he moved on and went to listen to the teachings of the Buddha. After listening to the teachings of the Buddha Siddhartha still was not satisfied. And I really think that is how he is going to spend a large portion of this book, just seeking happiness but never really finding it. I think that most people can relate to this search as well. Everyone wants to find the thing that will make them the most happy in life for example having a great job, making loads of cash, having a family, playing a professional sport, owning the best things and the list goes on and on. Everyone just wants to get a hold of this thing called happiness. I think this quest for happiness is never ending because happiness is a very temporary emotional state. For example, Christmas morning you wake up earlyand wake up everyone else in the house so that you can open up your presents. Once everyone is awake you shred that paper and there is that remote controll car you have been asking for since summer time! For the next couple days all you do is play with that remote controll car and it just makes you the happiest person ever and then as the days go on playing with the car seems to be not as fun. Then the feeling happiness fades and it may come back if you wait a couple months then play with the car again but its never the same. This is really how it is for everyone maybe its ntoa  remote controll car but you just plug whatever it is you think will make you happy into the remote controll car.

Biography

Name: Kellon Benson
Birthday: 6/10/1994
Hometown: Ellensburg
Job: Amature Freelance Photographer
Internet Access at home:Yes
What is your attitude towards reading: I like reading but its not something I usually do in my free time. When I don't really read stories. I like books that have peoples thoughts in them. For example I recently read a book called Erasing Hell by Francis Chan.
What is your attitude towards writing: I really like journalism writing and I am some what of a fan of fictional narrative writing.
What is your attitude towards public speaking: I am not big on public speaking because I am not the greatest at talking. I mix my words up or they get all jumbled together. It can be funny but not in front of people I don't know that well.
What is your attitude towards English class in general: I have really enjoyed English class in the past years of high school so I am pretty excited for this coming semester of English.
What are your career plans after high school: After high school I have a few ideas of what I want to do but nothing is set in stone. One of the things I want to do is be an intern for a youth pastor in town or go to Seattle and be sound, lighting audio visual intern at a church called Mars Hill. Another idea of mine is to go to community college for two years and then head to a university for photography, graphic art, marketing, networking or something in those fields. Those are my plans for now but like I said nothing is set in stone.
Favorite Movie: I have a lot of movies I really like. But most of my favorite movies are directed by Christopher Nolan.
Favorite Book: If I had to pick one book that I would read the rest of my life it would probably be the Bible. never gets old.
Favorite Video Game: I cant really narrow it down to one. Halo Reach for the game play, all of the Assassins Creed games for the story, and there are a ton more but I will leave it at that.
Favorite Color: Don't really have one.
Favorite Sport: Favorite two sports to play non-competitively with friends would be basketball or soccer.
Favorite Sports Team: I don't really watch sports so I don't have a favorite time.
Favorite Activities out side of school: I really like just hanging out with my friends having bon fire while listening to music, going to the lake and whatever else comes to mind.
Favorite Food: I cant pick a food but my favorite foods together would be steak; a baked potato with sour cream, topped with  bacon bits and a glass of milk.
Favorite Quote: "Duh, winning" mainly because it makes me laugh and its really fun respond to any question with.
If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would you go and why: I would go to Minneapolis, Minnesota in the summer time. Mainly because that is where my brother lives and I love hanging out with him, my sister in-law and their kids and the rest of my sister in-law's family.