Letter+from+Siddartha+(the+Buddha)+to+father+about+why+need+to+leave+the+palace+and+find+his+own+destiny

You will write a letter to your father, King Suddhodana, explaining why it is so important for you to leave home and see the world. Give 3 reasons to defend your reason and 1 counterargument your dad would say in favor of staying. Make sure you give details and sign it "Siddhartha Guatama Buddha".
 * 1) Find my destiny
 * 2) Be a great spiritual leader
 * 3) Explore the world and not be protected
 * 4) You can take care of my wife and child
 * 5) Help others find freedom from suffering

Examples: --- Student example #1: Dear Father,I know you want me to stay, but I am a grown man and need to find my destiny. Mom always told you that I was going to be a great leader after that dream she had before I was born. I just don’t think it’s here in the city as king. You were always my best friend and sometimes overprotective about what I do, but this is something that I have to do for the city, the country, and the world. You always gave me what I wanted because we’re the highest of all the castes and I respect that, but I want to explore the world and all the things in it. I wish you could understand my perspective because I would really love your blessing.I must go to discover the world and stop all this suffering. I will miss you, my wife, and my child but I need to move on. I will come back one day and still be your son. I want to fulfill my destiny. I can become a great leader, but not here. That day when I find peace I will come back and share my experiences in India and around the world. I hope you can forgive me but if you don’t I will still love you. You will always be my father, I will always be your son, and my wife and son are like your children as well. I will never forget my home and my family but I must leave one day and be on my way. I will do my best to be safe and I hope to return home one day soon to once again be with my family. Don’t worry I will be fine but I will be a different man when I return. From your loving son,Siddhartha --- Student example #2 Dear my powerful yet affectionate father, King Suddhodana-I know that you do not want me to leave because you love me and you want me to become king, but I need my freedom. What if I don’t want to become king? I am still young so I do not want to make the incorrect choices and have the whole nation irritated with me for making bad choices. Besides, you cannot shower me with whatever I want forever. I need to be exposed to all the things in the world that I have never seen or heard of. Although they may be horrid and evil, I need to explore and learn more about the world. My entire life you have held me cooped up in the palace. Although it is grand and gorgeous, I do not want to spend all of my life in the palace like my ancestors! You are right; I don’t want to become king! If someone else does then fine let them be ruler. I would much rather become a pacifist and follow my heart on this expedition than stay cramped here and never find out who I truly am. I’m so sorry father, but I must go.Although I love you so much, I need to go on this trip because I believe that it is my destiny. I was put on this planet to do something in particular. You may believe I was put here to become ruler, but I think that I am here to make a difference. I need to find my true self. All of the time I have been on this Earth, I have been instructed to do this and that. I have been told how I will make a wonderful king, but never have I been the slightest bit interested in our family’s royalty. I love to slump down on the trunk of an old willow tree and daydream. Or, one time I directed all of my attention to a farmer pulling a plow through the rich, fertile soil. I do not know what was so fascinating, but at that moment, I knew what I had to do. Even if you do not understand, I must go! And even though you might not like the idea of it, this is my vocation! Another reason I must conquer this expedition is I want to make it a just society for all people! In that one trip I went on with Chana, I discovered that there were people suffering from sickness, aging, and illnesses. Most of them could not be treated because they were not Brahmin like us. I do not think it is fair that we are healthy and we have all of this medical care and they are ill with no professional help. I feel it is my destiny to change this so all people will become one. I will work until I accomplish this whether you like it or not!I know that you are thinking, what about me, your beautiful wife Yaśodharā, and your newborn son Rahula? All I can say to that is, even though you all mean the world to me, I must go. I love you all and I feel terrible that I am leaving Yaśodharā to raise Rahula all by herself because it is exactly what happened to me when I was born except my mother died. I need to leave the palace to learn about the rest of the world. On my journey, I will think of all of you constantly. When I meditate and become enhanced in my mind, I will send you messages that say how everything is going and how I miss you all dearly. I know that you care for me and I am passionate for you, too! I do not want to leave all the things I love and everything that I have grown up with behind, but this is my time, so I must bid you my farewell!Your caring son,Siddhartha Gautama Buddha --- Student example #3 Dear Suddhodana, strong leader of the Sakya clan, and loving father,Father, I must go. It is my destiny. I know that you want me to stay, and become a warrior at your side, but the world is sickly and sad and I have to go heal it. It is my destiny as Buddha to change the world, you saw that old man farming during the festival. You think you know India, but you don’t. People actually die, and anybody can become sick, even the rich like us. If I encounter total bliss, I will know what is right. Find the truth to all of this suffering. And the palace does not offer this. I must travel, and find different ways of religion.I know I am leaving my dear Yasodhara and Rahula, wife and son, but I am sure they can manage on their own; with a nurturing grandfather, you at their side. And even if I fail, I will come back, and become the father I never was. Even though Rahula will be making his journey of life mostly without me, I am sure he will find himself, with the help of my beautiful Yasodhara. I hope they will learn to understand and forgive my difficult but needed abandonment.And for my father, I love you sooo much, and appreciated how much you have done for me without my mother who died soon after my birth. But this clan cannot teach me what I must learn. I know you want to teach me to be a powerful warrior, and lead my your clan to victory; but war does not seem to be an option. You do not know about this world and what I must know.I know you may say that the palace has more than I could ever want, but that is the problem. India is suffering, and I am sitting here doing nothing, with more than I need. What does entire bliss mean, what is right, what is the resolution to this endless travail? Can you answer this….. NO! no missionaries or servants can receive enlightenment for ME. The Buddha needs power, the Buddha needs understanding, and the Buddha needs answers, does the Buddha have this knowledge at this point??? NO! Life is a puzzle of questions and answers, and I will leave no matter what appreciation of that is. I am sorry, and I will come back someday, no matter what my newly found awareness is. I hope this journey is clear to you, and I will go!Your loving, and open-minded son,Siddhartha Guatama