At this moment, we just meet a woman named Anathapindika, who knew a lot of the Buddha. Govinda was really curious to hear about everything, but I was sure that it was time for us to leave.
As we walked some more, I found the Buddha wearing a yellow robe. We followed them, and Govinda was hoping to seek the teachings from his lips. I didn't think that there was anything I would learn from the Buddha. I watched his every move. Suddenly, I realized that there is something he will learn from him.
A few days later, Govinda told me that he wanted to continue his life with Gotama. He had chosen his path and I decided to accept his decision. I will have to leave him to continue on my path to seek enlightment.
-Siddhartha
I really enjoy this passage because of how informative you had made it. Your translation is very descriptive in a way that makes you feel like you're really there. Great information about Gotama. Our archaeologists got information like that.
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This Diary entry really shows how two best friends, are now going their own seperate ways. It's sad, but it is something everyone must do! Things like this happened in Siddhartha's time and still happen today!
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Great way of explaining this journal, it really does seem like Siddhartha has said this. There is a sad feeling, of how Siddhartha notices Govinda is going to learn things from Gotama and he will not, but he knows he has to leave so Govinda can learn what he is interested in and he will find it some way.
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