Every man has the right to make his own decisions and choose what to believe. When Siddharth's friend decides he wants to join the Illustrious, he does nothing to stop him. “You have felt my blessing, Govinda. I repeat it. May you walk this path to the end. May you find Salvation!” (Siddhartha, 30) He is not angry because his friend leaves him, because he has taken a different path. Siddhartha does not go with him because that is not his path and he should find his own destiny. Siddhartha discovered that the path to peace, the path to Nirvana, does not come through teaching, but through experiencing life and finding one's own path. “Too much knowledge hindered him” (Siddhartha, 99) Knowledge is good, Siddhartha wanted nothing but knowledge. He soon learned that not everything he wanted could be taught to him. It goes through many kinds of teachings, travels from holiness, to desires and pleasures, and finally learns from the river. He has many teachers, but he soon realizes that he has to decide things for himself, and this is how he finds peace. «It is good to experience everything on your own» (Siddhartha, 98). Siddhartha spent much of his life following the path of others; he spent his life learning the best way to be happy, the best way to find peace. He realizes that he is the only person