Siddhartha blogging assignment

Following your path is a idea that is expressed many times in thsi book. This quote shows just that. "To nobody, O illustrious one, can you communicate in words and teahings what happend to you in the hour of your enlightenment". (pg. 34) I think that this quote means that you muts follow your own path. You cannot be taught how to be enlightened you must explore the world and find your own way to be enlightened. Like how govinda does it by being a buddhist monk, or how siddharta does it by many ways like learning love, having kids, and listening to a river. Another quote about following your path is when govinda meets his dear friend after not seeing him for many years."But today you have met such a pilgrim in such shoes and dress. Remember, my dear Govinda. The world of appearances is transitory". (93) I think that this means even though you look diffrent on the outside you can still be doing the same thing as someone who looks right for the job. An example of this in the book is the buddha himself. He seems to be like all the other monks, but he has been enlightened and at first siddhartha and Govinda don't recognize them. Like when i used to have long hair I didn't look like a ballplayer at all. So some people would think that I was bad. When I was just as good and better than people who looked more like a ballplayer.