I'm still a taker

To be honest, the end of the book disappointed me. I was very sad to see that Ishmael dies, I wasn’t expecting it, it all occurred all of a sudden. I feel there were things he still had to teach the narrator and the reader. His mood in the last chapters was very negative and grumpy, I would have liked to see him die in peace.
“I mean only that I’ve finished what I set out to do. As a teacher, I have nothing more to give you. Even so, I would be pleased to have you as a friend.” (Ishmael page. 254)
On the other hand, I think Ishmael felt his mission was done and that everything that wasn’t said is for us to find out. I do have to say that I learned a lot from the book. We are blinded by “mother culture” and believe everything the takers, our civilization tells us.
After finishing the book, I feel prepared to answer the questions that were asked in the firs class. For each questions there are two answers, one for takers and the other one for leavers.

According to takers:

How did we get here?
The world was made for man, not for jellyfish. The gods wanted us to rule and so we evolved and got to being Homo sapiens sapiens.

Where are we going?
We stopped evolving, so we’re going to keep on conquering and ruling.

Why are we here?
We are here to fulfill our destiny of ruling and being the dominant species.

I wish I could answer these questions as a leaver would but I can’t. I have been born in a “taker society” in which all the answers have been whispered in my ear. At first, I felt disappointed, as if I hadn’t learned anything from the book and felt frustrated because I hoped I would be able to answer these questions the way a leaver would. Then, I realized I shouldn’t be disappointed and frustrated because this book opened my eyes to the truth. I can’t expect to start thinking as a leaver this quickly, it’s a process that takes time.
I am relieved I read this book because I too, like the boy in the philosophy paper of the narrator, felt I was being lied to, and didn’t know what they were hiding. the taker society had been fooling around with my brain. manipulating me to believe their side of the story. I can't say I'm a leaver, I'm still a taker, but at least im aware of what I am, and willing to change the perspective of life mother culture has introduced me to.