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One day, in Village near the 

Himalayas, a baby was born bound to 

be a prince. His name was Siddhartha 

Gautama. He grew up in luxury since 

his Dad was a king. Sadly, at young age, 

his mother died. So his dear aunt came 

and took care of him.

One day, Siddhartha went out in the chariot 

into the city.   He saw an old man on the side 

of the road.   He asked his chariot driver, 

“What is wrong with that man?”   The chariot 

driver answered, “That is an old man, your 

majesty.”   Siddhartha asked the same question 

for a sick man and a dead man.   Once again, 

the chariot driver answered what they were.

Before Siddhartha was 30 he left his great 

village and his family to look for answers. His 

long and restless journey took him to many 

regions through out India. Wherever he went, 

he had long discussions with the priests and 

people known for their wisdom.   Although they 

were very wise, they could not provide him 

with answers that convinced him. This restless 

young man did not give up.

In fact, because he could not find the answers, he was even 

more determined to find the truth. Siddhartha wanted to 

clear his mind from his daily concerns, so he decided to 

start meditating in order to focus his mind on spiritual 

ideas. He also began fasting from eating because he 

believed that it would liberate his spirit. He meditated the 

longest under a tree that is now called the tree of wisdom. 

After seven weeks of meditating, he suddenly had answers 

to his questions. He realized that through human suffering 

comes three lessons.   Firstly, is the realization that one 

should want what one likes but does not have.   Second, is 

the ability to want to keep what one likes and already has. 

Lastly, it is not wanting what one dislikes but has.

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