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You have Meaning

“‘Yes,’ said the ferryman, ‘a very beautiful river, I love it more than anything. Often I have listened to it, often I have looked into its eyes, and always I […]

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Who I Am

To everyone who has a clear mind of their own identities, how did you know this was who you wanted to be? The concept of struggling to discover yourself. Whether […]

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Siddhartha

Reading Siddhartha was an adventure that I very much enjoyed. It was full of many ups and downs, just like human life. I related to this book on so many […]

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Don’t Lose Your Way.

“For all of these many years, without knowing it himself, he had tried hard and longed to be a man like those many, like those children, and in all this, […]

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Eyes on Reality

One major idea in the novel Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse is the idea of fakeness in society. Society is a cruel place that will put constant pressure on you, if […]

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Unhappy, but Never Alone.

“Siddhartha was thus loved by everyone. He was a source of joy for everybody, he was a delight for them all. But he, Siddhartha, was not a source of joy for […]

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Left or Right

Do you take the path that everyone follows or do you pave your own? In college, you are now are forced to create our own path as you no longer […]

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Why Do We Change?

In the novel, Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, a common event that takes place is change. Change is a way where something is different, altered, and modified from what it used […]

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Reaching Your Goals

“You, Venerable One, may indeed be a seeker, for, striving toward your goal, there is much you do not see which is right before your eyes.” In Siddhartha, vulnerability is […]

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Two-Face and Depression

While reading “Siddhartha” by Herman Hesse, the idea of depression and showing a different version of yourself was prominent to me. In the first chapter, Siddhartha was the light of […]

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Concerning the Idea of a Perfect Life

Every person hopes to lead a perfect life, or at least one that is viewed as ideal. However, the idea of a perfect life is neither definite nor practical. As […]

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The Meaning of Life

“(The river) still resounded, full of suffering, searching, but other voices joined it, voices of joy and of suffering, good and bad voices, laughing and sad ones, a hundred voices, […]

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Gazing into the River: Explore and Share an Idea- Blind Love

Blind love. Something I feel that we will all or […]

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A Miracle in the Dark

A young boy trudged along a worn dirt road, desperately fighting against a relentless storm. He had begun this adventure in earnest, leaving a life of farming to travel the […]

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A Change is Gonna Come

During these times people hope for change, but also resent the change that has already happened. It’s important to understand that change is inevitable and that not all of it […]

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A Fork In The Road

At every moment in your life you experience choices you have to make. Some are easier to decide and some require patience and time. The metaphor “A fork in the […]

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