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The unintended consequence
Out of the many things that the great epic Mahabharata teaches us, one thing that has always made me reflect a lot is about the "unintended consequences" of our actions. Everything that we do, has not one, but at least two consequences. One that we intend and the others that we don't. Often, it is the latter that is far more impactful and so it is always good to watch out for them.
Like in his steadfast devotion to his father Shantanu, the young prince Devavrata (Bhishma) impulsively vowed to Satyavati that he wouldn't get married, so that her sons could get to rule Hastinapura. The very act that was the source of the entire dispute between the Kauravas and Pandavas that eventually led to the war. Something Bhishma would have never thought of, and had he not taken the vow, would have never happened in the first place!
There are many more examples, in the way King Yajnasena (Drupada) turned down his promise to his old friend Drona, that led to lose his kingdom and the animosity between the two that was the source of the creation of Draupadi and Dhristadyumna, and also finally Drona's son Ashwathama going and killing the entire future generation of Pandavas, post war. Or when Draupadi innocently laughs at Duryodhana's confusion of "where is water and where is land" in the Mayapuri, that made Duryodhana take revenge by insulting her in Kaurava Sabha, the list is endless on unintended consequences.
Out of the many things that the great epic Mahabharata teaches us, one thing that has always made me reflect a lot is about the "unintended consequences" of our actions. Everything that we do, has not one, but at least two consequences. One that we intend and the others that we don't. Often, it is the latter that is far more impactful and so it is always good to watch out for them.
Like in his steadfast devotion to his father Shantanu, the young prince Devavrata (Bhishma) impulsively vowed to Satyavati that he wouldn't get married, so that her sons could get to rule Hastinapura. The very act that was the source of the entire dispute between the Kauravas and Pandavas that eventually led to the war. Something Bhishma would have never thought of, and had he not taken the vow, would have never happened in the first place!
There are many more examples, in the way King Yajnasena (Drupada) turned down his promise to his old friend Drona, that led to lose his kingdom and the animosity between the two that was the source of the creation of Draupadi and Dhristadyumna, and also finally Drona's son Ashwathama going and killing the entire future generation of Pandavas, post war. Or when Draupadi innocently laughs at Duryodhana's confusion of "where is water and where is land" in the Mayapuri, that made Duryodhana take revenge by insulting her in Kaurava Sabha, the list is endless on unintended consequences.
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