The Dharma Bums- Pg. 72-94

" There was another aspect of Japhy that amazed me: his tremendouse and tender sence of charity. He was always giving things, always practicing what the Buddhists call the Paramita of Dana, the perfection of charity."

I am glad that Smith sees this and understands this about Japhy. He and Japhy are a lot alike, in the begining when Smith gives the bum some of the food, he proably doesent even know that he is practicing Paramita of Dana himself. That is another reason why i think Japhy and him get along so well becaouse they are both ever aware of others and not just themselves. If someone is knowingly doing acts of kindness, it is great. But when someone consitenatly and for the majortiy of the time doesent know they they are pereforming chartity for others, that I think is really reaching Paramita of Dana. Also just acting nice to others and trying to think of them before you is so amazing and creates such good vibs and expreances for everyone.

" Those things aren't made to be heard by the people down below," says Japhy dead serious.

This is right after Ray and Japhy reach the top of the mountain and Ray wanted to recored what it was like up there. That is the type of thing no one should recored because it would never sound the same to someone who was not up there. You hear and see things diffrently after you accompish something, to someone else they would never unserstand compleatly the feelings that those to guys felt when they reached the top, because there whole bodys feel it and whole prespective on top of the mountain is compleatly different.