What does it mean to reach true Enlightenment ?

To reach true enlightenment is said to obtain true peace and freddom.Most of us spend are entire life searching for true enlightenment. But what dos it means to reach enlightenment? Well first let’s start with the actual definition of enlighten:
“A blessed state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains Nirvana.” - www.answers.com

In the book “Siddhartha” by Hermann Hesse the main character Siddhartha searches for Nirvana.Siddharta and his friend Govinda go on a life long journey to ovation true enlightenment learning from any one that’s willing to teach their wisdom. Siddhartha gives up his life style in order to obtain his goal. He gets put trough several test and overcomes them, in the end he dos find his Nirvana thanks to the guidance of a ferryman.
To me reaching true enlightenment dos not take so long as giving up everything to go on a lifelong quest to find Nirvana. Enlightenment means to find inerpeace and love, So in reality all you have to do is search your soul and be able to accept the reality of who you are, what you done ,and were your going. You don’t have to fallow guidelines search the internet or go to church in order to be happy, you just have to accept yourself.