悉达多悟到了什么 名著精读:《悉达多》-卡玛拉(7)

名著精读:《悉达多》-卡玛拉(7)  

"Things are working out well
" she called out to him. "They are expecting you at Kamaswami's
he is the richest merchant of the city. If he'll like you
he'll accept you into his service. Be smart
brown Samana. I had others tell him about you. Be polite towards him
he is very powerful. But don't be too modest! I do not want you to bee his servant
you shall bee his equal
or else I won't be satisfied with you. Kamaswami is starting to get old and lazy. If he'll like you
he'll entrust you with a lot."
Siddhartha thanked her and laughed
and when she found out that he had not eaten anything yesterday and today
she sent for bread and fruits and treated him to it.
"You've been lucky
" she said when they parted
"I'm opening one door after another for you. How e? Do you have a spell?"
Siddhartha said: "Yesterday
I told you I knew how to think
to wait
and to fast
but you thought this was of no use. But it is useful for many things
Kamala
you'll see. You'll see that the stupid Samanas are learning and able to do many pretty things in the forest
which the likes of you aren't capable of. The day before yesterday
I was still a shaggy beggar
as soon as yesterday I have kissed Kamala
and soon I'll be a merchant and have money and all those things you insist upon."
"Well yes
" she admitted. "But where would you be without me? What would you be
if Kamala wasn't helping you?"
"Dear Kamala
" said Siddhartha and straightened up to his full height
"when I came to you into your grove
I did the first step. It was my resolution to learn love from this most beautiful woman. From that moment on when I had made this resolution
I also knew that I would carry it out. I knew that you would help me
at your first glance at the entrance of the grove I already knew it."
"But what if I hadn't been willing?"
"You were willing. Look
Kamala: When you throw a rock into the water
it will speed on the fastest course to the bottom of the water. This is how it is when Siddhartha has a goal
a resolution. Siddhartha does nothing
he waits
he thinks
he fasts
but he passes through the things of the world like a rock through water
without doing anything
without stirring; he is drawn
he lets himself fall. His goal attracts him
because he doesn't let anything enter his soul which might oppose the goal. This is what Siddhartha has learned among the Samanas. This is what fools call magic and of which they think it would be effected by means of the daemons. Nothing is effected by daemons
there are no daemons. Everyone can perform magic
everyone can reach his goals
if he is able to think
if he is able to wait
if he is able to fast."
Kamala listened to him. She loved his voice
she loved the look from his eyes.
"Perhaps it is so
" she said quietly
"as you say
friend. But perhaps it is also like this: that Siddhartha is a handsome man
that his glance pleases the women
that therefore good fortune is ing towards him."
With one kiss
Siddhartha bid his farewell. "I wish that it should be this way
my teacher; that my glance shall please you
that always good fortune shall e to me out of your direction!"