Throughout Siddhartha's life he had many obstacles and became discouraged during the book but every time he became discouraged he would try again the most obvious time this lesson came through was after he left Kamala and went to the river. I was a little surprised when he left Kamala and the town, I never thought he would put that behind him. Watching him walk away was a little sad but also happy. It was pretty obvious that town wasn't doing him any good, but when he got to the river...Well I was worried.
When he finally realized how he destroyed a good part of his life it really shook him up. I have never seen him so upset, and all the other temptations he faced-The gambling, the women, it seemed as though death was the most tempting one yet. For a long time he struggled with himself on what to do whether to go through with his suicide attempt or to try and keep going. Eventually though he came to his senses and calmed down enough to think, to think and listen. If Siddhartha hadn't stopped and listened he never would've become a riverman. By overcoming his temptation and not giving into death he found what he truly was seeking, and ended up finding Nirvana.
It was a bit of a personal struggle for me, watching someone suffer for such a long part of their life and not being able to help. But Siddhartha did pull through he reached his goal and even when things seemed impossible was able to keep going on. I'm happy he never gave up and hope everyone can learn that their goal is always within reach as long as they fight for it.
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