Siddhartha
Siddhartha is extremely proud of his ability to think, fast, and wait.
These qualities also allow him to get a job with Kamaswami as a merchant.
These are basically Siddhartha's life achievements. Being able to do these
things shows he is intelligent and more than able to do most tasks. This is
probably why he flaunts it, and is proud of these abilities so much. In this
essay I will discuss each of these abilities individually, and show how they
apply to his life, what they do to teach him, or show him, and also show how
they help him or hinder him in various situations.
The ability to think obviously is something to be proud of. When a man
can think on any topic, give feedback, and reflect on it, they are considered
very valuable in any situation or job. When Kamaswami first meets
Siddhartha, he is instantly impressed with his ability to read and write. We
see how this ability to think can gain a man instant respect. All
Siddhartha's life he has been reading, writing, meditating, and studying. It
is quite evident tat if you or I worked that hard, we would feel the same
achievement he has, and try to apply our abilities to anything we do. Aside
from thinking though, Kamaswami is also very impressed with waiting as we see
when he says, "Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good,
patience is better."
As much as Siddhartha thinks, his ability to wait is something that
really defines his character even better. This is also incorporates with
fasting, as well as thinking, but by itself waiting is extremely important.
I have found, in all my years, myself to be quite impatient. This will
probably harm me later in my life. The ability to wait also spurs the
ability to think, and fast. Throughout all his studies, Siddhartha had to
wait out the array of different teachings he went through to know truly in
his heart, that they didn't apply to him. To wait on something shows wisdom,
and maturity. These are traits that no good businessman can ignore, as
Kamaswami realizes. That is a major reason Siddhartha was hired.
Lastly, fasting is something that once again requires patience, and deep
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"Eliza, John and Georgiana were now clustered round their mama in the drawing-room... Me, she had dispensed from joining the group" (chapter)
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