In life there are privileges and problems both . Sometimes there are privileged problems. Of course priveleges are not problems in one sense, but the mind cheats us and makes priveleges into problems .
Dhritharasthra, Duryodhana and Dushasana had priveleges of being born in a royal family, but they saw the Pandavas as the their biggest problem. The Pandavas were their relatives and had not caused any problem.
When Sri Krishna came as the peace maker, he told the Kauravas the benefits of making Pandavas their ally. He explained that no one would dare to look in their direction if the Kurus and the Pandavas were togther.Unfortunately the kurus did not see this as an advantage rather they saw the Pandavas as problems in their life.
When Sri Krishna came as the peace maker, he told the Kauravas the benefits of making Pandavas their ally. He explained that no one would dare to look in their direction if the Kurus and the Pandavas were togther.Unfortunately the kurus did not see this as an advantage rather they saw the Pandavas as problems in their life.
Privileged people, often become narrow minded. They have sufficient resources but their world becomes very small, “its me and mine,” and their understanding of mine becomes clouded by imaginary problems .They forget their good fortune of being born in a privileged family.
Therefore Dharmik Scriptures advise us to be trained in a all situations of life . It begins in the Gurukula or teacher’s residence, where even though one is born privileged, he is inspired to stay in the association of other students so that one learns the art of living a cooperative life.
Unfortunately Duryodhana never went to the house of a Guru, rather the guru was made to stay in the royal family. Dronacharya stayed within the close proximity of the royal family, hence he lost the honor of being impartial. Drona told Yudhisthira in the battle of Kurukshetra that he was forced fight against the Pandavas as he had been purchased by Duryodhana.
Pandavas also stayed in the palace and studied under the same Guru but they did not take the value of slavery of Dronacharya.
While the Pandavas were living in the forest they were offered help by the Yadavas but Yudhisthira refused help. As a kshatriya it was his duty not to live on favours.
Yudhisthira had a problem but he turned it into a privilege of confidence and self reliance. He did not make the Kaurvas his problem rather remained as his relatives. Eventually when they became a problem to the dharmik kingdom, Yudhisthira used the svadharma of a kshatriya to rectify the situation by uprooting them from the position of power.
While the Pandavas were living in the forest they were offered help by the Yadavas but Yudhisthira refused help. As a kshatriya it was his duty not to live on favours.
Yudhisthira had a problem but he turned it into a privilege of confidence and self reliance. He did not make the Kaurvas his problem rather remained as his relatives. Eventually when they became a problem to the dharmik kingdom, Yudhisthira used the svadharma of a kshatriya to rectify the situation by uprooting them from the position of power.
Privileges can be a problem and problems can be privelges, it all depends on whom we follow Yudhisthira or Duryodhana?
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