The first time I encountered Siddhartha, I knew I would see him again. He mentioned that he could not pay me for the ride because he was a poor samana, but I told him that he would return, and that is exactly what he did. Not only did he return as a different man, but as an older man with wealthy clothing. As we started to sail across the river for a second time, Siddhartha offered to give me his fine clothing, but this time he desired to stay on the boat and to learn how to handle the boat. As I listened to him speak about his journey back to the river, I knew that it has spoken to him. I explained to him that the river has taught me to listen and it would teach his as well. He has already learned to “seek the depths” and he would eventually become a ferryman himself (Hesse 105). It made me happy to learn that Siddhartha figured out the importance of the river, and how it is everywhere at the same time while existing only in the present. He learned that there was no such thing as time, and “everything has reality and presence”(Hesse 107). Years had passed and over time, Siddhartha took on the role of the ferryman learning the importance of the word Om. I am very glad to be a witness of the changing of this fellow from a young boy, to a man who can now help others discover the importance of the river.