"Govinda had become a monk and thousands of monks were his brothers, wore the same gown, shared his beliefs and spoke his language. But...where did [Siddhartha] belong? Whose life would he share? Whose language would he speak?"
Siddhartha finds out that he does not want to continue on the same path as Govinda, and that he would much rather go onto his journey to enlightenment and strength, on his own. He doesn't want the help of other followers, physical teachers or people alongside him. He realizes this may be difficult to be on his own, and him and Govinda have a falling-out as they part. This idea of being on his own, and parting with his childhood friend acts as a road of trials for Siddhartha as he searches for Nirvana.
This path in which we have been given sight to is ours to claim if we simple stop and say, "Only I can find the way for me". I see you.
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