"Siddhartha?"

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In this reading, Siddhartha looses himself. He decides to forget his old life, and leaves to the forest. Discontent about the last years sadden him and he attempts to commit suicide. "He wished passionately for oblivion, to be at rest, to be dead."(pg 70 Q) 

Siddhartha had nothing to offer the world or himself. He saw his reflection with disgust and longed to end his unworthy life.(pg 71-72 para) 

While I read this, I thought: Siddhartha has wasted his life by becoming more like normal people. He had desires and became greedy, though do these flaws leave out what he had done earlier in his life? I think that even though he lived a life of a rich man, he was not really failing by having comfort. How Siddhartha was really messing up was by letting go of who he was, to earn material things that had no value. 

When he left to the forest, he realized that. He was changed and had forgotten his ways of reflection, but was this not what showed him "Self"? 

Many teens my age can relate to this feeling of desperation. I have felt it several times. Having balance between friends, school, family and other activities can be hard and sometimes overwhelming. A perfect example of a teenage afternoon in a "school day" is seen in "Surviving Homework", an article written by Daniel Moreno. Here, you can see how a normal teen procrastinates daily. Mostly,  you find tons of different things you have to do instead of homework. You arrive home hungry and tired, so you grab a snack. Then you do several other activities that are irrelevant to avoid doing your work. Usually you finish your work by staying up late.

At this point in the night, you are tired, mad, stressed and most of us feel like we have to escape. We wish to be in another place, and to leave all of our worries behind. This thought lasts for a second and then you blame your teacher (sometimes). 

In conclusion, you waste your time doing things you don't have to do to not work. Then you regret wasting your time and wish to go back in time and do your homework first and fast. 

Siddhartha was in this point when he was planning to kill himself. He forgot to breathe and calm down. Looking at the pros and cons of his actions would have helped him, though he decides to sleep. How foolish and childish of his part. We as 9th graders eventually do what we have to and don't try to kill ourselves in order to escape it. 

Not facing your problems and mistakes leads you to stress. This feeling is not only caused by the regret of your procrastination, but also the "not solving your problems" thought. If you "escape them", they will follow you. To get rid of them, you must solve them.