Advice Column

Dear Advice Columnist,

I need some advice for my friend, Siddhartha. He recently left our town in search of his goal to reach enlightenment and eventually achieve Nirvana. Since then, he has become someone new. He began drinking and eating things that he has never before eaten, like meat for example. Also, he has found love with a woman, Kamala. I think she is part of the problem.

The reason this concerns me is because I fear that when he returns, he won't be the same Siddhartha we all used to know and love. He has fled in the confusion of passion, wine, and even wealth. I want to try to help him get out of this mess and hopefully come back to the person he was. So if you could give me some advice for him, I would be forever thankful.

-Daynita