Introduction
This activity provides an opportunity for students to reflect on the application of the story of Siddartha and the Four Sights, and its relevance to contemporary life.
Having witnessed the experiences of ageing, sickness and death common to all living beings, Siddhartha encounters a wandering holy man, whose contentment in simplicity is an inspiring challenge to Siddhartha's princely and discontented way of life. Siddhartha is inspired to search for meaning and purpose in life and to change his life for the benefit of others.

Activity

Identify two people from your school or local community (women, men, young or old), who in some way challenge people’s thinking in the same way as the wandering holy man did to Siddartha.

Design an audio-visual resource, five to ten minutes long, to demonstrate how these people do something which expresses compassion and wisdom and represents a challenge to the way people normally think about things.

The resource should include interviews with the people concerned, (NOTE: It is recommended that the interviewees give permission for their story to be profiled.)

The resource should be thought-provoking, enabling other pupils of your own age to engage with and explore:

• possible reasons why these two people have been selected
• what inspired these people to help others
• what motivates them to carry on
• their effect on others and how their actions have changed them
• what qualities these people have that are truly inspirational

The resource should:

• be dynamic and use digital media effectively
• demonstrate how the people profiled influence or change situations through their lives
• be capable of provoking questioning, dialogue and reflection in other students and helping them to understand more deeply the original story of the Four Sights