In the previous episode, we had witnessed Bhishmachaarya continuing with his detailed accord on the “Aapad Dharma” to Yudishtra. In this, he is currently explaining how to handle different kinds of enemies differently. Of course, it is quite evident to all of us that we cannot have the same script or template to handle all enemies identically and we need a precision-based approach for this. In this regard, Bhishmachaarya explains how to handle an enemy who is an epitome of “Dharma” and an enemy who doesn’t even know what “Dharma” is! As Bhishmachaarya is explaining strategies to handle these two types of enemies separately, he also mentions a note as to how do we tackle enemies who are within our own den (Internal enemies / Traitors). We’ve witnessed the current ongoing situation between our “Bhaarata Desha” and our rogue neighbour in this regard and how our “internal enemies” are constantly giving fodder to the external enemy, thus enabling the enemy nation to get some “useful” narratives to target us. This is highly unwarranted and considering the cruciality of time that we are in, all of us irrespective of our ideologies, should come together and stand with our brave and talented armed forces, because of whom we are able to sleep peacefully every night!
Moving on further in this discussion, Bhishmachaarya explains to Yudishtra thus, “Oh Yudishtra! Till now we’ve witnessed how to overcome enemies who are powerful, but differ in terms of “Dharma” and “Adharma”. We’ve seen that it’s always better to collaborate / exchange something for something else in order to win over that person. However, when the enemy is a “Dharmic” person, but is not very strong in terms of army or arsenal, what do you do? It is good to develop the habit of “forgiving”. Here, if a person is guided by the principles of “Dharma”, but for some reason, there might be a miscommunication or any communication gaps with him, as a leader, you’ve to be able to call him to the table, engage in talks, pacify him and make him understand your stance in the conflict. Moreover, you should be ready to accept your fault if any, in this conflict and seek apology to him. Also, if the fault is on the other side, you should also be ready to forgive that person unconditionally. This is how you’ve to treat a “Dharmic” enemy who might not be as powerful as you. However now comes the last category – If a person is an epitome of “Adharma” and is not as powerful as you, you may go ahead and finish that enemy once and for all! You should never allow such enemies to grow under your nose at any point of time!”
This is a clear message given by Bhishmachaarya here – The first case that he is discussing today is quite evident – An enemy who is “Saathvik” and “Dharmic” in nature, should be dealt with pretty calmly through peace talks. However, the same strategy of “peace talks” will not apply to a rogue enemy who might not be as powerful as us. From the current situation again, all of us might be able to figure out what kind of enemy Pakistan is – A rogue state by nature – Without any laws, rules, regulations, etc. – Which doesn’t even know the spelling of “Dharma” – Not very powerful as compared to us (India) – One of the most fragile economies in the world without any development of any sorts – And yet, this enemy is wagging its tail against us. If such is the characteristic of this enemy, where is the place for conducting peace talks with them? Even if we do so, will they understand “Dharma”? Can we even say “Ahimsa paramo Dharmaha” to terrorists whose only job is to see the blood of others every day? Thus, in such cases, there is no option but to go for an all-out war and destroy them completely!
For a country like India, this is quite doable, but the problem as mentioned earlier is the enemy within the country who sings and dances to the tunes of the Pakistanis! However, it is heartening to see that our current government and the armed forces are brazening this out and are going for the kill like never before! At this juncture, let us offer our prayers to Bhagawan Krishna to safeguard all our armed forces and residents all along the sensitive border areas, and also let us jointly make a request to Bhagawan to restore our “Akanda-Bharatam” very soon! So for today, let us understand these two categories of enemies and we shall continue this discussion further in the next episode! Stay tuned! 🙂
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