Inspired by Keerthy (mi espacio), here are a few tidbits from the epics that make good reading...
1. Bheema was once gorging on some sweets at night. Arjuna chanced upon him and asked him how he could eat without any light to guide his actions. Bheema replied that years of practice had enabled him to guide his hand to his mouth even in pitch dark. Arjuna was inspired to be a great bowman after this incident.
2. Once Yudhishthira was approached by a mendicant for some alms. Yudhishthira asked him to return the next day so that he may donate him some. Hearing this, Bheema leapt up in joy and started distributing sweets. Surprised at his reaction, the other princes asked him the reason for his celebrations. Bheema replied that Yudhishthira had mastered the art of foreseeing the future and possible conquered death. When asked for an explanation, he said, Yudhishthira had asked the mendicant to come the next day. No human can tell whether he would survive the next day or not. As Yudhishthira could never make an empty promise, he must be sure of living the next day. Yudhishthira understood Bheema's point. Never postpone anything, especially a promise for one never knows what is set in store for the future.
MORE TO COME...
Books worth a read...
- A passion for excellence - Tom Peters et. al.
- Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
- Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
- Blue Ocean Strategy - Kim and Mauborgne
- Competing for the Future - Hamel and Prahalad
- Every Business is a Growth Business - Ram Charan and Tichy
- Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
- Freakanomics - Levitt
- In search of excellence - Tom Peters et. al.
- It happened in India - Kishore Biyani
- Marketing Warfare - Ries and Trout
- Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple - John Sculley
- Ogilvy on Advertising
- Shantaram
- Snapshots from hell - Peter Robinson
- Strategy Safari - Mintzberg et al.
- Talking Straight - Lee Iacocca
- The Mahabharatha
- The Real Coke, The Real Story
- The Road Ahead - Bill Gates
- Thirukural
- Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
- Who says elephants cant dance - Lou Gerstner
3 comments:
wha ?? arjuna was inspired to be a bowsman coz bheema can find his own mouth in the dark ?? heck! i can do that !!!
Genial brief and this enter helped me alot in my college assignement. Thank you as your information.
I have heard the first tid-bit.. but it was when Dhrona questioned Arjuna "how did you win the swayamvara by hitting the fish by seeing the reflection of it in water.. i never taught you this".. Arjuna then quoted the Bheema conversation...
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