... through which self-enlightenment would occur. Thus Siddhartha left to meet whom he felt to be Siddhartha. Convinced of having lost his time trying to flee from himself, he began to open his sense to the diversity of the world and reflected that meaning and reality were not hidden behind things but in them. He arrived to a town where the sight of the beautiful Kamala voiced him he should learn the pleasure of love from her. Enticed by her sensual knowledge, Siddhartha entered the service of a rich merchant and became acquainted with business, yet not for the aim of making money, but for gaining the favor of the courtesan. As in business, he learned that love necessitates to give and take. Rather observing than active among people, he remarked that petty details made people's life stressful and unfulfilling. He soon realized the distance separating him from the common purpose ...

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