Before reading Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, I had never even heard of Samsara. Since this terms was so unfamiliar I was confused as to what it meant through out the book. After discussing Samsara in class and reading some information on it, I understand it better and see how it fits into the book as well as connects to the theme of the class. To my understanding Samsara is a journey; one that is taken to find ourselves, or freedom from ourselves.
The known principle has just become apparent to me, as I mentioned before, in this class. It would be harder to understand if it was not modeled in Siddhartha. For Samsara being so unfamiliar and confusing to me at first, it is interesting to find that it actually very familiar. Each and every one of has experienced it all through out life. Samsara is very active in my life and always has been. I feel like I am always on a journey finding new things about my self, because in some aspects I am always changing. A recent example of me in Samsara is concerning my major. I have had a hard time trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. For the longest time I have wanted to be a history teacher. I guess you could say I have a love affair with history, but the only thing is I don’t think I can effectivly teach it. I do not feel comfortable with it. However, in my senior year of high school all I thought about was being an English teacher. So I have been on this journey to find my proffessional self. I have changed from history, to elementary education, back to history and I am in the process of becoming an English education major. I finally feel content with my choice, I am very comfortable with it and also excited. I guess you could say my collegic decision Samsara is winding down. This is just one example but there are many to befound through my life, and I am sure there are many more to come.
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