Assignment 2

"When someone is searching, then it might easily happen that the one thing his eyes still see is that what he searches for, that he is unstable to find anything, to let anything enter his mind, because he always thinks of nothing but the object of his search, because he has a goal, because he is obsessed by the goal. Searching means: having a goal. But finding means: being free, being open, having no goal. You oh venerable one are perhaps indeed a searchers, because striving for your goal, there are many things you don't see, which are directly in front of your eyes."

The passage is explaining the difference between searching and finding. Siddartha seeks to educate the people who think they are in tune with the universe by sharing this difference with them. He is saying people do not take the time to fulfill themselves or get to know the world around them. They are so busy trying to live in the moment or so busy moving on auto pilot that they miss what they really need. They miss the fulfillment of their souls and on building a relationship with a higher being.

This same sentiment can be seen in the Dada artists of Germany. Their artwork is a mockery of the menial things that humans buy into. As terrible as war is, it was profitable for certain countries to join. It was also a way of showing off who had power. It’s sad that people are concerned with killing each other instead of trying to make peace with themselves and one another.

I chose this passage because it resonated with how I feel about the world. Many people are moving through life with no idea of why they want certain things or what motivates them. It seems as though there is no time to explore thyself and the world around us. We as humans are so consumed by time and competition an