Week 7 Reading Diary B: The Five Tall Sons of Pandu

I think the most compelling part of this reading was the hesitation. You could see this when Arjun was debating about morals when confronted with going to war with his own family. You could see it when Krishna and others on Duryodhana's side fought for a peace mission. You could even see it when Bhishma told Duryodhana the gods were not on their side.

I feel like ego plays a large role in this human version of the epic. The way seems to continue less out of rage, but more so because they want to prove themselves. I think this is seen in Karnu who still chooses to fight Arjun even after learning they are brothers.

I also get caught up on the story of Bhishma's death. They sent out someone they knew he wouldn't kill. They did this so he would let his guard down and they could follow through with the attack. That was family. They knew someone in their family actually had morals and he was killed because of it.

(Image Information: Bhishma's death Source: Hard Krishna)