In the book Siddhartha, one of the main things I drew from the book was that some lessons can only be learned through experience. At the end of chapter ten, Siddhartha realizes that he must let his son go and pursue his own life and his own lessons. He realizes that the dangers and failure he tries to protect him from aren’t a bad thing. I think that the lessons that we learn on our own can be the most memorable and remembered because we can experience it first hand and see the consequences ourselves. Siddhartha wanted to shelter his kid and wanted to protect him from the mistakes that he had made in the past, but sometimes the best teacher is experience.
I feel like a lot of parents these days do the same thing to their kids and don’t want them to feel any pain from the outside world, but life is about learning and making mistakes. Making mistakes can lead to huge life milestones, and great achievements, so mistakes can be a good thing. The only thing that you can really do is talk to a kid and lead them to be the best that they can be.
The way a parent or mentor guides their pupil will reflect in the way they treat others. Growth is one of the most important things in life, and growth can’t happen without trial and error. Sometimes it’s just better to let go instead of tying something down. I think that this lesson is one of the biggest from this book.
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I agree that this lesson is one of the most impactful lessons in Siddhartha’s story. Throughout your journey to success, experiencing challenges and mistakes are part of a process that is essential to growth. I love how you connected Siddhartha’s way of protecting his child the same way as to how parents in today’s world protects theirs.
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I think the lesson of learning through experience is very important as well. Learning from a first-hand experience is a much better teacher than a textbook. Sure, you can gather information online, through a book, or asking a teacher, but when you undergo a process you’ve never done before, it’ll more likely stick into your brain. With a mentor, the same information is being taught to every student, and it’s usually entered through one ear and exited out the other. Through trial and error, you can learn more about the world and overcome obstacles in your life on your own. In addition, this topic in a way relates to the idea of play and how parents are afraid of letting their child experience the world on their own. The constant fear for children’s failure prevents children from picking up life lessons and embracing their failures. Through play, children learn that they are the ones in control of their lives, how to get along with others, and more knowledge, knowledge that they can gain quicker and easier.
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I liked the way you applied the lesson you learned from this novel to the real world. I agree that mistakes are necessary in a child’s development and that in today’s era parents are too overprotective if their children. Another aspect I like about your post is your cover image.The featured work of kintsugi, which translates to “golden joinery” in Japanese, is an art form that allows one to embrace mistakes. A shattered bowl represents our life and the mistakes we’ve made and the gold we use to join our pieces together is the knowledge we’ve gained from failure. This is a beautiful connection, and I am glad it is made. Whenever I watch artists try kintsugi on YouTube, I notice that they are at peace. I appreciate that both the kintsugi videos and your article are connected because they convey the message that we should not dwell on our mistakes and focus on self-betterment.
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You’re totally right about how growth can’t happen without lots of trial and error. This message may be hard to remember but its important to be reminded of it because i feel like it’s really comforting to hear, and I’m sure others feel the same way.
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