One who has the courage to depend upon, when there is a need, and the maturity to be independent when forced upon by the nature is our true role model.
Life is not designed like a washing machine, which works as it is supposed to be, and life is neither like a new born baby’s unpredictable behavior. Life is a predictable reality and within that there is another predictable reality that is ‘Unpredictable events.” One who can handle predictably the predictable and unpredictable realities of life, in a very honest way, he certainly becomes our role model.
We see pandavas had the power to deal with prosperity and poverty, with same mind set. In kingdom they lived like saints, even though externally they were part of the royalty. and in the forest, they lived like warriors, even though they dressed like ascetics. They could handle steadiness of the mind and intelligence in unsteady life’s situations.
On other hand one who is accustomed to live predictable life, or forces life to run around to please him, is already beaten by his own stubbornness. Duryodhana was the looser because of his stubbornness. This is not determination, determination is very constructive, expansive, and accommodating. Stubbornness is divisive, narrow and conflicting. Duryodhana, therefore said, “not even space for a needle.” What to speak of 5 villages to pandavas. That is adharma. Dharma is accommodating without braking the tradition, adharma is braking in the name of dharma or in the name of expanding dharma.
Dharma builds, adharma brakes, dharma uplifts our consciousness and adharma down grades.
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