The River Sutra

The journey Hsun Ching would embark on began as nothing more than weight on his shoulders. Little did he know, it would be an expedition that would change his life forever. Not only changing his perspective on the world, but also life, his personality, and character. All the risks and sacrifices that Hsun Ching has to make during his journey are a very small price to pay for the positive benefits on his life. The journey not only revolutionizes his outlook on the world and life, but also on the Sutra and what it truly means to the world.

Before Hsun Ching embarks on his journey he has nothing but negative feelings toward the expedition. He sees it as a complete and total waste of his time and doesn’t see the way the journey will revolutionize his life. The beginning of the novel depicts Hsun Ching as a man who does not go back on his word, and always follows through on what he says he is going to

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He also came to appreciate all forms of life and began to create a deep respect for nature and all it has to offer. The journey would forever change Hsun Ching’s outlook on life and his personality for the better. Despite how much Hsun Ching dislikes the idea of the journey he cannot resist everlasting life and therefore agrees to go on the journey. Throughout the beginning of the novel Hsun Ching makes his views on the sutra perfectly clear stating that the sutra is nothing more than a waste of time and is not real what so ever. His outlook on the sutra will rapidly begin to

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change as his journey progresses and he soon begins to realize that the journey his is embarking on is one that will change his life forever. He begins to question why he ever agreed to go on the journey in the first place. The journey taught him to forgive others for the mistakes and to give strangers a chance. The trail is hard and very unforgiving and as a result it gets Hsun Ching’s hopes way down. At about the half way mark into the journey Hsun Ching begins to enjoy all the natural beauty that the states has to offer. He does not want to be looked upon as a coward and feels as if it is his duty to uphold his word. No longer would Hsun Ching make negative assumptions about people based on the their appearance but would now take the time to get to know them before making an

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assumption. He meets people along the journey that change his life forever and mold his personality into a very positive form. But despite all the negativity he still presses on in search of the almighty sutra.

Before the journey started Hsun Ching could be described as quite a bitter and unforgiving man who didn’t care that much for the well being of others.

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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