“Eleven-year-old Carlos is buckling under pressure. The sixth-grader at Lilla G. Frederick Middle School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, is the lead in his school play, acting as the young Siddharta Gautama, who is struggling with leaving his palace before he becomes known as Buddha Shakyamuni. But the young actor is fighting stage fright.
“Carlos, who do you want to be?” the Spirit Series leader challenges him.
“Give him a break!” another student shouts.
“No, I will not give him a break,” the trainer responds. “Carlos is a great prince, and like Prince Siddharta now, he must make a great choice.””