I often think of how people don't like to be awakened, particularly when they are not prepared for it, and especially when they are awakened rudely. Most people truly enjoy their sleep. I can't say I blame them. In a similar way, I've noticed, most people seem to enjoy their patterns of living. These might include patterns of getting ready to begin one's day, patterns for cooking dinner, mowing the lawn, or driving a car.
People are often quite proud of their patterns.
This novel introduced my interests and curiosity to Buddhism. Siddartha Gautama was born around 563 B.C., as a prince in the Satya region of northern India. He was raised by his royal family in deliberate isolation in an effort to protect him from the various pains of life. One day, the legend goes, he slipped outside the borders of his family's estate to see what lay beyond. These sights troubled him.