Live or Die in LA

I'd choose 1. I've decided that money or being famous aren't going to make me happy. I think the 'middle way' is the best way to go because you're suppose to live for yourself not other people. What does choice 2 give you besides fame and a big ego? You might feel accomplishment but you can feel so much accomplishment in a normal life. Maybe more. What's so important about people remembering you? I mean you're dead so you wont be able to see all that. Having accomplished a normal life makes you just as much a "hero" as doing something wildly incredible. So why chose the shorter life? Plus you get a chance to love more, laugh more, understand more and so many other things. True you also get the bad things like when people you love die or having to work and pay for things but all of those make you stronger. Something inside you grows and you're able to move on with life. That's the difference between 1 and 2. Choice 2 doesn't give you a chance to live (figuratively and literally). And that's what I'd miss the most.

Remember when...

When i was little i was obsessed with Raffie (i hope that's how you spell it) songs. I loved baby baluga and watermelon. Most of his songs were so upbeat and always made me feel happy. They were easy to sing along to and they would always get stuck in my head, forcing me to think about them all day. I would play them at night before i fell asleep in addition to every second of the day. Once i got to see him perform live! It was an amazing experience i still remember to this day. Some of us got to go on the stage with him and participate in the songs. We were jumping around, bellowing the lyrics and having the time of our lives. He seemed like a kid himself.
One of the reasons i enjoyed listening to Raffie was because of his friendly voice. He had warmth and inclusion in his voice that kids trusted. He was one of my friends even though i hadn't really met the guy.

The western world

This philospophy seems to speak in riddles. There seems to be many layers that you can't just read, you also have to use your brain. The western mentality expains exactly where they are coming from. It has more bulk to it. This other philosphy is very metaphoric and expects the reader to connect the pieces. It also seems to leave the reader asking more questions while not fully explaining the main question.
Siddhartha is trying to explain to Govinda what he has interpreted from the world or the river which are the same thing. His main point is that everything is connected as one. He says what you see and hear is decieving, that you never know how far along someone is. He continues to go deeper saying that everything is matched with it's opposite. Everything is one and the other. What looks like an imperfect world actually imbodies perfection.