Crookedness too requires intelligence. It includes clear thinking, swift action, negotiation and making allies. Duryodhana proved himself strong in this, therefore he ruled for long. How did he make allies? He saw that Karna had an ambition to be a great archer at any cost. So he bought him by making him the king of Anga desha, (where Karna never went to take care of his citizens). He never challenged adharma. Drona was revengeful towards Draupada and he had a great weakness for his family, especially for his son Ashwatthama. Duryodhana used that trait by being very affectionate to Drona’s son and made Drona give up his most favourite student Arjuna and eventually made him fight against Arjuna. Bhisma was extremely affectionate to Pandavas and was the epitome of self sacrifice. Duryodhana expoited Bhisma’s selflessness and loyalty to the Kuru throne and forced him emotionally to fight for him.
Unfortunately, most of these people were self centered, and their vision was extremely small. Their worlds revolved around their petty ambitions, revenges and vows.
On the other hand the Pandavas had a larger vision, beyond their own personal agenda. They maintained their personal identity, but not at the cost of public good. When there was conflict between their good and good of the people, they chose to follow the larger good, and they were guided by Sri krishnas, who came to establish Dharma. Through the Pandavas, he punished those who had selfish personal agendas. The battle between the Pandavas and Kurus is not neccesarily a family fight; it was a battle between personal agenda and public agenda. The Pandavas represented the public agenda under Sri Krishna's guidance and removed people who had little or no vision to establish the rule of a broad vision.
Watch leaders who are small in their vision, full of selfishness and self centered and root them out. Bring those who are broad in their outlook and are willing to make themselves part of the circle of dharma. This kind of leadership is difficult but right.
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