悉达多讲的什么 名著精读:《悉达多》-婆罗门之子(4)

名著精读:《悉达多》-婆罗门之子(4)  

Govinda turned pale
when he heard these words and read the decision in the motionless face of his friend
unstoppable like the arrow shot from the bow. Soon and with the first glance
Govinda realized: Now it is beginning
now Siddhartha is taking his own way
now his fate is beginning to sprout
and with his
my own. And he turned pale like a dry banana-skin.

"O Siddhartha
" he exclaimed
"will your father permit you to do that?"

Siddhartha looked over as if he was just waking up. Arrow-fast he read in Govinda soul
read the fear
read the submission.

"O Govinda
" he spoke quietly
"let's not waste words. Tomorrow
at daybreak I will begin the life of the Samanas. Speak no more of it."

Siddhartha entered the chamber
where his father was sitting on a mat of bast
and stepped behind his father and remained standing there
until his father felt that someone was standing behind him. Quoth the Brahman: "Is that you
Siddhartha? Then say what you came to say."

Quoth Siddhartha: "With your permission
my father. I came to tell you that it is my longing to leave your house tomorrow and go to the ascetics. My desire is to bee a Samana. May my father not oppose this."

The Brahman fell silent
and remained silent for so long that the stars in the small window wandered and changed their relative positions
'ere the silence was broken. Silent and motionless stood the son with his arms folded
silent and motionless sat the father on the mat
and the stars traced their paths in the sky. Then spoke the father: "Not proper it is for a Brahman to speak harsh and angry words. But indignation is in my heart. I wish not to hear this request for a second time from your mouth."

Slowly
the Brahman rose; Siddhartha stood silently
his arms folded.

"What are you waiting for?" asked the father.

Quoth Siddhartha: "You know what."

Indignant
the father left the chamber; indignant
he went to his bed and lay down.