<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa miaka sita aliomba chakula, akajifunza kutafakari, na kufanya mazoezi makali ya kujidhulumu, lakini bado hakuhisi karibu zaidi na kuelewa mateso ya maisha.  <response>: For six years he begged for his food, learned to meditate, and practiced severe self-mortification, but still felt no nearer to understanding lifes suffering. 