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    if you enjoy reading so much, then why can you not find time for what you love. i hate reading, once i graduate college i'm never going to read another book again. i'm interested in science and i have found plenty of time away from varsity basketball, football, and soccer to aide in my science career.

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    wasted time

    Hey this book isn't a waste of time it has a good plot and a ton of morals embedded in every page. Hey good luck with the volleyball-i play too-i still found time to read this book and believe you'll fly through it. it's definitely worth reading<br><br>

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    Read the book. It has far-reaching metaphorical values. It's a quickie too, so it won't take up much of your time.

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    Hey Rhiannon,<br><br> I just got back to Vancouver from a Nine Week posting to an army base in Wainwright, Alberta (ie. the middle of nowhere). This book was a great little friend to have because of the soothing and rhythmic way in which it is written, an awesome change from the usual stress of the day. A bit of a let down at the end, I thought, but it was a real pleasure to read and some of my buddies in my regiment were really into the ideas that Hesse puts forward in it. I wouldn't worry about time restraints, either, it's a pretty short book that's easy to read and won't take you long at all. Tell me what you think of it if you decide to give it a go.<br><br>

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    I think you should read this. I just finished it, and of all the books I read...it's one of the most boringest, but it also makes me think. Its hard for me to explain, but at least read up to the part where he leaves the Samanas. It's em...an educational book.

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    It is never a waste of time to read any book. Even the worst books have something valuable to relate.

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    Read it.

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    I myself like to read books that no one else has read. I am such a well respected reader at my schools library that I often get to read books before they're even published; the advanced readers version. I was looking through some reviews on a book website and came upon this book's review. I was wondering if I should read it or not. I have so much required reading at school already and much homework plus volleyball and soccer practaice. Is it worth reading? Should I waste my time on this book?

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    Lightbulb Siddhartha

    I would definitely read Siddhartha by Hesse. And another wonderful book
    by Hesse is Journey to the East.

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    I actually dont think you should waste your time reading Siddhartha. You will not be affected by it.Maybe when your older

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    Arrow Jason, my friend ...

    Perhaps you might consider the strange nature of your question, and the way it is phrased. I gather you are here because you're in some college that you're using as a vocational school, and you're being forced to read books you're getting nothing from.

    Well, Siddhartha is a dangerous book for you, because it might "send your mind wandering where minds don't usually go" (Moody Blues) and you sound like your mind is still unsure of what it wants.

    But we need scientists, and you don't really need your whole mind to be a scientist. But do this: keep this book in mind, maybe buy a hard copy (it's very common in used book stores) and leave it in your bathroom, or in your glove box in the car for when you're stuck in traffic.

    I read it in one sitting, back in the early sixties, while listening to Jorma Kaukkonnen practice a sitar raga for about four hours. He was, of course, a very accomplished musician, and had studied for years, and practiced very hard. He even was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame for his time with the Jefferson Airplane.

    Now he's mostly playing the blues. His ferryboatman was The Reverend Gary Davis. But of course, you don't understand what I mean because you haven't read the book.

    And that's why you read books. So when people talk to you, you will understand what they're saying.

    Peace.

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    Arrow Journey to the East is highly recommended. Joy/Sadness.

    Quote Originally Posted by papillon123 View Post
    I would definitely read Siddhartha by Hesse. And another wonderful book
    by Hesse is Journey to the East.
    I've many times remembered The Journey to the East, many times wondered if I'd ever get back to the Journey. The Internet IS the journey to the east.

    If you're here, you're on it. Read it and see.

    Peace.

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    it will turn the world upsid down and unless you have a lot of spair thinking time dont, its a great novel but it reqires some thought

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rhiannon View Post
    I myself like to read books that no one else has read. I am such a well respected reader at my schools library that I often get to read books before they're even published; the advanced readers version. I was looking through some reviews on a book website and came upon this book's review. I was wondering if I should read it or not. I have so much required reading at school already and much homework plus volleyball and soccer practaice. Is it worth reading? Should I waste my time on this book?
    it is definitely not a waste of time, and it's not long at all, you would read it in no time.

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    Friend, reading is life today and we can not grow into maturity without books and they have been integral to me. I have eyes and books are my real eyes and I see the world through books. Of course books condition my minds and program patterns of thoughts and opinions and shape and direct my course of living and blaze of my pathways.

    Now living without books are unthinkable at all, and every time and every walk of life has to go with books.

    Books do not necessarily in print, and e-books are equally and at times more appealing despite the fact that to many e-books can not be equivalents of printed books. But today we are graduating towards e-books.

    “Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature””

    “If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.

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