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Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse

150px-siddhartha_novel.jpgSiddhartha is an extraordinary book written by Herman Hesse. I read it while I was in college after reading an article in the NY Times about a guy on parole who straightened out his life in prison mostly because of this book. I decided to give it a try.

It was incredible. It truly opened my eyes to what life was all about. The best way to describe the feeling is ‘enlightenment’. I would recommend it to anyone. And today, I am going to use one of the central themes of the book as a quote for the day….

Knowledge can be taught, but wisdom comes from experience