Siddhartha 4

Over his life time Siddhartha must have learned a lot. Specifically I believe he learned how to listen, how to be in love, and how to forgive others. In learning all of these parts of life I believe that Siddhartha has reached nirvana.

For example the river has taught Siddhartha to listen well and be at peace. He can hear all of its thousand voices -laughing, crying, singing, whispering, etc- at once. This has made him impecible at reading and listening to people. Also Kamala has taught him how to love another person. He fell in love with her when he saw her and worked hard for her affection. Years later he saw her again and had the same ammount of love for her, sadly she died in his bed that night from a snake bite. Lastly Siddhartha can forgive people. He forgave Govinda for all of his worldly sins and was able to do so with a smile on his face. All of these things have taught Siddhartha a lot about life.

Overall I would say that Siddhartha has reached Nirvana because he has been able to be whatever he wanted from a samana to a sinner to a ferry boat driver. He has experienced his life to the fullest in as many ways possible and he has gained infinate ammounts of wisdom from it. In the end thats what Nirvana is all about. Reaching a peace of mind within yourself, which is what Siddhartha has done over his lifetime.