Meaning of Passage

Slowly blossomed, slowly ripened in Siddhartha the realisation, the knowledge, what wisdom actually was, what the goal of his long search was. It was nothing but a readiness of the soul, an ability, a secret art, to think every moment, while living his life, the thought of oneness, to be able to feel and inhale the oneness. Slowly this blossomed in him, was shining back at him from Vasudeva's old, childlike face: harmony, knowledge of the eternal perfection of the world, smiling, onenessledge, what wisdom actually was, what the goal 


This passage means that a individual is trying to find themselve. This is when a individual wants to look within themselves and find what makes them want to live and strive to do more. It gives someone meaning in their life, so they can have purpose of why they are here on earth. Before someone leave this earth they want to know if they made a difference or an impact on the earth while they were here.


I pick this passage because it had a deep meaning of why someone would go on journeys to find their meaning in life. Everyone has to search to find themselves and know who they are as a person. Every individual has their own journey or path they must follow to bring themself happiness.