The Ferryman's Virtue
The Ferryman’s virtue is to listen to the river and learn from it. He sais that he can’t teach Siddhartha but the river can. The river taught Vasudeva how to listen and he thinks it can teach Siddhartha to. The river knows everything and you can learn from it. The river is a tool that’s available for you to use. “Look you have already learned from the river that it is good to aim low, to sink, to seek the bottom.” This is what Siddhartha should do to fallow his goal. Its like a rock going straight into the water.