Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking or what influenced my academic thoughts during my freshman year in college…
9/06/94:
“A movie that comes to mind when I think of a quest or a journey is the movie Singles. An actual journey doesn’t take place, but an internal one does. The journey is within one’s mind or heart, trying to determine whether or not they should stay single or commit themselves to a relationship.
Siddhartha’s quest is to find his inner self and to seek the most knowledge he possibly can. The different stages of his quest are first to become a Samana and overcome his Self. Next, he went to seek love. He found the value of money and gambling and basically let go of all the things he had learned from Buddha and the Samanas. Then Siddhartha became a ferryman and lived and learned by the river.
Siddhartha learned that he actually is himself in the forest. He felt alone, as if there with no one else. He learned to love everything. In the city, he learned the value of money and love. The river symbolizes revolution, self actualization and knowledge.”