A Hundred Days Of This - Day 83

These days I have been watching the Kurukshetra series on Netflix while eating my dinner and today a question pierced my mind and heart. When Lord Krishna already knew Abhimanyu was going to be killed in the most cruel and unfair way, why did He not prevent that poor child's death?

This is probably the third time I am watching the Mahabharat and with each revision it feels like a new story, revealing the several layers of human psychology and master storytelling skills. In my eyes, these stories cannot be categorised as mythology. They are weaved from the threads that bind all our souls. They are the evidence that human emotions and thoughts have always been the same and will remain thus. What makes the difference is the lessons we take from these stories and remember that all actions have consequences, both good and bad.

I always had trouble dealing with the grey areas in people and their stories. It is easier when things are black and white, right? But life is never black and white. I wish it was though. Sometimes the despondency in Arjuna is what we all can relate the most to. Nothing seems fair, nothing seems enough, and the efforts do not pay off according to our expectations. 2+2=4 is a linear expression that we have all been taught. Life works in mysterious ways where 5+(-1) is also 4 and square of (-2) and 2 is also 4. Our stories are also seldom linear and often exponential functions that make sense only when we connect the dots backwards. 

So the next time you feel there is no purpose to whatever it is that you are doing, surrender and simply say "Shashtra uthao Parth aur yuddh karo!" Karma works in ways we cannot easily comprehend. All you have to do is keep fighting.

And that's Day 83 for you!