For my Humanities class I recently read Siddhartha. Great
Book and relates to a lot of things I post on here.
One of those lessons is Wisdom Through Experience
Something that I was always told and truly believe in is
that you learn from mistakes and how would you know if you’ve never tried it.
In Siddhartha, Govinda and Siddhartha are pursuing Nirvana, the answer to life
and the purification of mind, body, and soul. Through their journey they pursue
many experiences and religions to find Nirvana. Govinda moves from Brahmin and
stays with the lessons and teachings of Buddhism to find his answer, while
Siddhartha takes a different route and goes around exploring different
religions and experiences to find his answer. Like the characters in this book
we follow and believe things to gain the experience and wisdom.
Like I always say in my post life is hard. And if they gave
us the answer to life right off the bat, then why would we need to live. Life
is a journey of everyday experiences that are set for a reason we face different
things everyday and for the most of us we learn for every experience. Another
way to improve your way of life is to gain knowledge. For me personally I get
excited every time I learn something new. That’s part of living life to the fullest.
I would be very happy to die knowing everything, but we all know that’s not
possible. So we go through days, weeks, years, decades and hopefully a century
maturing, learning, and becoming closer and closer to finding that answer to
life.
For me I participated in many actives and to pursue
something new. During high school I played football, baseball, and was on the
Marksmanship (shooting) team. All these different sports and teams throughout
the years have taught me several lessons. During football and baseball I learn
the simplest lesson you’ll learn in life, and that is Hard work pays off.
During another year I learn that adversity can be beat and any obstacle to come
your way can be torn down and pushed through. I believe that High School sports
teaches a lot of things to young men and women that they can carry on forever.
During marksmanship it was patience. Patience is one of the hardest things to
grasp. A lot of people want to always get up and move. Yes, it is great to
always be 100% or even 120% when we do things but it does not mean we have to
be going 100 mph at it. Success can also come to those who wait.
Now that I am in college I am always looking to try
something new. This time of our lives is one of the greatest experiences that
not so many people get to have. So I’m taking it in full strides and I would
like for all my readers who are in college to do so also. This time only last
for 4 years, 8 semesters to be exact for some. To give you a little realization
most of us only have 6 semesters left of college. So if you haven’t already, get
out there enjoy this time and learn. Not only are we here to gain a degree and
the knowledge for the future. But we are here to for the experiences, simple
lessons of life, and to make mistakes, which are okay and totally acceptable.
Our Lives are going to be hard. Understanding that now will only benefit you
and make the rest of our lives a bit easier and more enjoyable. Learn as much
as you can, take those experiences and learn from them. These lessons can range
from being simple to complex.
This is the simplest way to achieve happiness and live your
life to the fullest.
Wisdom is learning from all the experiences we go through in
life. That’s why they say the old are the wise!
Life is too
short! So Go Out There and Start Living!
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