The
River
How did he love
this water, how did it delight him, how grateful was he
to it! In his heart he heard the voice talking, which was
newly awaking, and it told him:
Love this water!
Stay near it! Learn from it! Oh yes, he wanted to learn
from it, he wanted to listen to it. He who would understand
this water and its secrets, so it seemed to him, would also
understand many
other things, many secrets, all secrets.
From Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse
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