540 B.C.
I met a man by the name of Kamaswami. He accepted me into his home, but I am afraid that he does not realize my full potential. Kamala told me not to ask for work, she said to act in a way that Kamaswami will respect me. I decided to go by her words. I then impressed Kamaswami by showing him that I can read and write. As soon as I knew it, he took me in as his protege. I started working for him as a merchant but this is all not serious for me. Kamaswami even tried to persuade me by giving me a share of the income, but nothing he can say or do will change my mind! On the other hand I have to work very hard with Kamaswami in order to afford the gifts for Kamala. Even though my relationship with Kamala is interesting we are not in love, sex is part of her job. We decided that people like us can not be truly in love.
-Siddhartha
i dont know why, but i never really liked kamaswami... he seemed very annoying. good post overall though.
ReplyDelete-Diego Caceres
Very informative!! This entry shows how Siddhartha stayed headstrong with his samana teachings by not accepting part of the income. Great translation! Our archaeologists found something like this too.
ReplyDelete-Cynthia C
Haha I love how you said "My relationship with Kamala is interesting". It really describes the personality of Siddhartha.
ReplyDelete-Layla Ramos
Great way of expressing Siddhartha and how he believes in himself and not what other people think or try to make him do. This passage makes me think that Siddhartha was very smart and had a goal for himself.
ReplyDelete-Reva