Pizza with A Pacifist by Jordan

Pizza with A Pacifist by Jordan - February 2016 Scholarship Essay

There have been countless historical figures throughout the centuries, many of which whose names never go unmentioned in any history class. Some of these icons of the human race were honorable and noble beings like Abraham Lincoln or Harriet Tubman. However, some notable people from the past have pave their path to notoriety with blood and misery. So it is a difficult choice to pick just one of them to converse with. That being said if I were granted a meal with a historical figure, I would select Siddhartha Gautama as my eating companion.
Siddhartha Gautama was his birth name, but he is better known as Buddha. He was born into royalty but gave up all of his riches to search for something more in life, to search for something more meaningful than material items. On his journey he discovered many hidden secrets to life, such as the solution to suffering. Many people of this world today are suffering, and a lot of them know not the means of which to deal with this pain they are feeling. I want to have dinner with Buddha with the hopes of embracing his peaceful karma and spreading it with the world, all while devouring a hot, gooey slice of pizza.

That's why I want to have dinner with Siddhartha Gautama.