The kind Vasudeva always speaks accurately of what is on Siddhartha's mind and what Siddhartha sees as reality. When Siddhartha begins to feel the torment of loving his son, Vasudeva is the one to calmly point him in a logical direction towards a solution. After Siddhartha and Vasudeva feel Siddhartha has been fully enlightened, Vasudeva journeys into the woods to his place of death. Vasudeva is described as an excellent listener, making one feel as if he fully understands exactly what one is saying and thinking while still managing to not speak. Being one with the world around him, Vasudeva is associated by Siddhartha to the river of life from which he learns the unity of everything in the natural universe.
Kamaswami, a prosperous merchant, takes Siddhartha on as his apprentice during Siddhartha's relationship with Samsara. Kamaswami provides Siddhartha with clothing, food, work and shelter until Siddhartha is capable of earning these on his own. Nevertheless, dissimilar to Kamaswami, Siddhartha is not concerned with any form of material possessions, which Kamaswami takes very seriously. Kamaswami feels that the only way to "have" something is to actually physically have it, whereas Siddhartha believes you can "have" something through character, such as honesty, for example. The two constantly disagree on what is worth their everyday attention, with Siddhartha continually labeling things as "less valuable" than his master does.
I must first start out by saying that I have never had it very hard. My family is a happy and stable, with two loving parents who care for me and my brother. They"re main focus since I was born has been to teach me what I will need to know to finally become a key part of the social machine we call "the real world.".
It's not always easy interacting with people if you"re not secure about your niche in life. This was the way I was up until the summer preceding my entrance into Smithtown High School.
