CURRENT MISSION

Exploring, discovering, experiencing!

ABOUT ME

Defining yourself means limiting yourself!

PHILOSOPHY

At one time, he travelled to a village to buy a large harvest of rice there.
But when he got there, the rice had already been sold to another
merchant. Nevertheless, Siddhartha stayed for several days in that
village, treated the farmers for a drink, gave copper-coins to their
children, joined in the celebration of a wedding, and returned extremely
satisfied from his trip. Kamaswami held against him that he had not
turned back right away, that he had wasted time and money. Siddhartha
answered: "Stop scolding, dear friend! Nothing was ever achieved by
scolding. If a loss has occurred, let me bear that loss. I am very
satisfied with this trip. I have gotten to know many kinds of people,
a Brahman has become my friend, children have sat on my knees, farmers
have shown me their fields, nobody knew that I was a merchant."

"That's all very nice," exclaimed Kamaswami indignantly, "but in fact,
you are a merchant after all, one ought to think! Or might you have
only travelled for your amusement?"

"Surely," Siddhartha laughed, "surely I have travelled for my amusement.
For what else? I have gotten to know people and places, I have received
kindness and trust, I have found friendship. Look, my dear, if I had
been Kamaswami, I would have travelled back, being annoyed and in a
hurry, as soon as I had seen that my purchase had been rendered
impossible, and time and money would indeed have been lost. But like
this, I've had a few good days, I've learned, had joy, I've neither
harmed myself nor others by annoyance and hastiness. And if I'll ever
return there again, perhaps to buy an upcoming harvest, or for whatever
purpose it might be, friendly people will receive me in a friendly and
happy manner, and I will praise myself for not showing any hurry and
displeasure at that time. So, leave it as it is, my friend, and don't
harm yourself by scolding! If the day will come, when you will see:
this Siddhartha is harming me, then speak a word and Siddhartha will go
on his own path. But until then, let's be satisfied with one another."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At present, I am unable to host people since I still live with my parents and sister. Hope to get soon a place of my own, to open my house to all of you! (-: Anyway I would experience couchsurfing in order to meet interesting and open-minded people anywhere in the world, with whom I could share words and experiences.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Newcomer, but looking forward to experiencing couchsurfing!

Interests

Anything I am unaware of.

• drinking

Music, Movies, and Books

On day or another I'm going to write a list...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most incredible thing I've ever done is... the one I haven't experienced yet! (-:

Teach, Learn, Share

That's exactly how I imagine Couchsurfing to be: teaching, learning, sharing everything... from words to experiences, from thoughts to moments together.