Summary of the ferrymans virtue.
“It is as I thought. The river spoke to you. It is your friend too; it spoke to you too.” Vasudeva the ferryman has reached enlightenment and his main virtue is listening. He is peaceful because he knows how to listen to everyone and so he learns many things. Vasudeva is a ferryman and is always on the river, he does not see it as an obstacle as all the others do, its sacred to him the river is his teacher the one who taught him to listen. He does not talk about himself he listens to what others have to say and heres their story so he knows what theyve gone through and so he can help. Vasudeva has been alone for a long time just him and the river, he is not discouraged or lonely he is at peace and he hangs out with the river. He is not a teacher or a wise man nor is he a buddha, he is just a simple person who has learned an important skill.
I like it. I like how you say how the ferryman ony listens and why he is a good listener. I also like how you said how the ferryman is enlightened from listening to the river.
ReplyDeleteGood Job Sierra. I like how you describe him. You portray him very well when you talk about his relationship with the river. I like how you said his listening is a way of learning. When you say he gets peace from his ability to listen and he learns from the river, it really shows that he reached enlightenment. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I liked how you said that the ferryman learnd how to listen from the river, I also liked how you used a quote from the book. I think that it is true that he is at peace with the river, and how he learns from the river and hangs out with. I also loved how you said he is not a Buddha nor a teacher, he is a man at peace. I think you complete described the ferryman in every way!
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