When I first saw the definition of the rescue from without as “saved from as state of helplessness or bliss” I thought of that of a drug addict. I could not relate to this, having not ever been addicted to drugs myself, but I kind of understood because I have had friends that have been addicted to drugs.

Then I looked at this in the context of the hero’s journey since a drug addict it rarely seen as a hero. The only example from our readings that really stood out to me was Siddhartha. Like the life of the Buddah, Siddhartha spent his journey trying to achieve nirvana. Once his journey was over and he achieved nirvana, he did not return home. He stayed at the river in a state of bliss after achieving nirvana.