Monday, August 14, 2006

Arjun's choice

Long ago, when the Pandavas and the Kauravas got into a dispute over property rights, they decided to settle things the manly way; by first opting for aces, and then shunning argument in favour of bows, arrows, swords, maces and acres of empty playing fields. While preparing for the forthcoming hostilities, both Arjun (a middle-rung leader on the Good side) and Duryodhan (the leader of the less than charitable Kauravas) went over to Krishna, who was a cousin to them both, to elicit his support. As he was a fair-minded person, Krishna wanted to help them both, so he gave them the option to choose either him or his army of Yadavas. In that bygone time Arjun chose Krishna, and the forces of Evil got the army of Yadavas. The upshot was that the Pandava's won (with Arjun playing a stellar role), and Duryodhan and his Kauravas lost, much to the delight of Draupadi's floating hair*.

The moral of this tale is that when it comes to making a choice between a man of God (Krishna) and the Yadavas, it is better to opt for the former. This seems to be lost on the Arjun of this our present age. In a decision screaming of shortsightedness, he is opting for the present day Yadavas, by which I of course mean the impending OBC quota. That, dear readers, is the essence of Kalyug.

*4th paragraph here