Siddartha Quotes 3-6

The third quote that I chose to talk about is " You are the first woman to whom Siddartha has spoken without standing with downcast eyes. Never again shall I lower my eyes when a beautiful woman meets me." This means Siddartha thought woman were beneath him and he realized that this was false. Now he values people more on what kind of person they are rather than their outer appearance. I can apply this to my life by not judging others by how they look or first impressions. I can get to know people more instead of judging them.
The fourth quote I chose from Siddartha is "At times he heard, deep in his heart, a very faint, still voice that quietly admonished him, quietly lamented, so it could barely be perceived. At such times he became aware for an hour or so that he was living a strange, that he was doing nothing but playing a mere game, that although he might be serene and might sometimes feel joy, true life was nevertheless passing him by without touching him." I think this means that Siddartha was making a mockery of life. The only reason he was living the way he was was to fulfill meaningless desire that he didn't really care for much in the first place. Without trying to fulfill his true desires, he wasn't living life they way he wanted to, so he would never truly be happy. I can use this in my life by never giving up on my hopes and dreams, and not settling with whatever easiest or just with whatever I think is the most profitable. I have to live life the way I want to so I become self-content.
The fifth quote I found that I think is important is "And it now appeared to him that it had been his inability to love anything or anyone that had previously made him so ill." This is referring to when Siddartha wanted to learn the "childlike joy and childlike folly" from the child-people. He wanted to fully give in to the love he had for people but he couldn't achieve that until he felt it for his son. When he fully gave into his love for others, in gave him happiness, desire, and a purpose. Without love he felt kind of empty inside. I can apply this to my life by remembering to love others and not block people out of my life. If I don't love my family and friends I will feel like there is something missing from my life.
The last quote I chose from the book is "When someone seeks, it is all too easy for his eyes to see nothing but the thing he seeks, so that he is unable to find anything or absorb anything because he is always thinking exclusively about what he seeks, because he has a goal, because he is obsessed by that goal. Seeking means having a goal. But finding means being free, remaining accessible, having no goal. You venerable one, are perhaps really one who seeks, because, pressing after your goal, you fail to see many a thing that is right before your eyes." I think this means if you have only one goal and that is all you want to achieve, then you will miss a lot of great opportunities. This is because if you are only searching or trying to achieve one thing in life, then you are not going to pay attention to anything else in life. If you don't pay attention, you will lose out on a lot because you are not paying attention to your surroundings. I can learn from this by not fixating too much on one goal so I don't miss out on other important things in life. If I focus too much on a goal, then I won't pay attention to what's going on around me so I will probably lose a lot of good opportunities and I won't be very open to other things besides my goal.