Rebecca Ionescu answers “What life lessons have you taken from this...”

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What life lessons have you taken from this book?

Rebecca Ionescu I have learned that it is possible to achieve peace and contentedness without detangling and resolving seemingly unfinished business and after loving …moreI have learned that it is possible to achieve peace and contentedness without detangling and resolving seemingly unfinished business and after loving something that will never manifest a return-on-investment-in-resources; confirmed that no one person is either superior nor inferior to any other person; reminded myself that memories from seemingly disparate contexts, times, and places in my experience that appear in the present context, time, and place are all a part of me; made me question the recommendation for a passionless life (it seems Siddhartha found his totality through a commitment to his passion for listening to the river, while Govinda found his totality by returning to his passion for Siddhartha's intellect); reminded me to see the seemingly bad as well as the seemingly good: the main point here is to see all, to see the totality, to see the complete, rounded picture(less)

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