Real Values!

 

Sanjay regained consciousness & was comforted by Dhritrāshtra. He then listed Pāndavās allies. After hearing this, Dhritrāshtra lamented: Oh! These combined warriors seem to be equal to Bhima in strength. It is he that I’m especially afraid of & for this reason I pass my nights sleeplessly. I’m convinced that if there is war, Bhima will not allow even one of my sons to remain alive

 

It is as if I can see his terrible uplifted mace before me. I remember how even as a child, Bhima tormented my sons. I can visualize him impetuously hurling his club & I wonder; how will my sons’ head will possibly bear the impact? Since Bhima was not under my control as a child, how can I expect that he will be pacified now after having been offended by us in so many ways?

 

My sons are such fools for disregarding my advice & daring to fight with Bhima. They simply see the opulence & fame they hope to enjoy, without considering terrible destruction that is at hand. Vidura had pointed out this great danger to me from very beginning. Unfortunately, because my destiny is under control of Eternal Time, I’m helpless to do anything. It is as if I’m tied to the wheel of time & cannot escape its inevitable course, leading to the destruction of all the Kauravas

 

Aside from Bhima, I’m terribly afraid of Arjun. In fact, I visualize him severing the heads of Kauravas with sharp arrows. Long ago, Arjun enabled Agni to devour the Khāndava forest. Now the same two Krsnas & the Gāndiva bow are once again ready to fight, and they are unmatched by any warrior on our side

 

I know that I’ve done a great injustice to the pious Yudhisthira. And because the Creator Himself, Lord Krsna, is guiding the Pāndavās, I can only conclude that a war will end in disaster. Therefor I urge all of you assembled here to share my attitude & make peace with Pāndavās. This is the only way that I will ever be able to achieve peace of mind

 

Sanjay said: O King! Your lamentations are useless. In the end you always give in to your crooked son, inspite sufficient knowledge of right & wrong. Now you lament, but it is too late. Before, when Sakuni had deceitfully taken away Yudhisthira’s kingdom, you laughed with glee & declared again & again: Just see! This has been won by my son!

 

It was Pāndavās who conquered the earth & yet when Duryodhana deceitfully acquired their kingdom, you were proud of him thinking, “My son has become unrivaled emperor of the world”

 

Everyone has values but the problem is that their values may not reflect real values. Here Dhritrāshtra is lamenting about absence of values in his sons but he himself is not following pertinent values. Valuing the less important above the more important is tragically commonplace amongst us. Such distortion of values often arises from fundamental distortion wherein we value the material more than spiritual

 

When we value this material world more than the source of the world which is the Supreme Lord, the progression takes a dangerous turn to disaster. If our values don’t reflect real values , we are in for a big jolt when we face life’s inevitable reality check

 

Thoughts? #gameoflife

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