Birth of Siddhartha: This was such a great story to start with. The way that the world sounded when Siddhartha was born was mesmerizing. It sounded like pure poetry and bliss. Everything in the world was good at that exact moment. That really does show the significance of his being from the beginning. Saying that he gives happiness is the perfect way to describe his aura in this story. It seemed to just be electric to everything on Earth. I also liked how all of the gods came to sing and rejoice in the birth of a child being born. He was royalty, but I like that he was not born to the gods. It truly shows how enthralled they were by him since he was not their own.
The First Encounter: This was another great read from this book. It is such an interesting thought for someone to never be exposed to old age or illness. It would be such a hard thing to grasp if you had never seen it before in your life. The hardest part of it would be realizing your humanity and that you have a finite time of living. I really enjoyed the part about it him asking to see if he would one day look like that. That is a life-changing thing to hear. I can see why this would haunt a young Siddhartha so much. Being purposefully shielded from all of that would cause quite a deep reflection when you finally did see it. I think this story could be a possibility for my story this week. I would most likely focus on the old, decrepit man that Buddha saw in the streets.
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