While living with the Samanas, Siddharth learns most of their skills, such as how to think, wait, and fast. Siddhartha will lose these skills when he becomes a merchant and lives a luxurious life (p. 95). This proves that knowledge is temporary, meaning it will be forgotten if not put into practice for a while. On his path to enlightenment, Siddhartha meets an enlightened ferryman named Vasudeva who lives by a river. He tells Siddhartha that he learned everything from the river. Vasudeva also tells him that the river symbolizes life, stating: "The river is everywhere at once, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfalls, at the ferry, in the ocean and in the mountains, and that the present only for that, not for the past, nor for the future” (p. 107). The river reveals much about enlightenment. Like a river, wisdom flows through everything. Reading about the natural process of the river reminds readers of the challenges that exist in life, which is the path to enlightenment. Vasudeva points out that the river is beautiful because it only exists at the present time. This demonstrates happiness in the lives of wise people. In particular, wise people enjoy the present moment because they do not regret their past mistakes or worry about their future. Overall, wisdom is a lifelong understanding of life, while knowledge is transient information acquired through