Monday, October 10, 2011

Greatest wonder


Everytime I hear about an untimely death of a person, I'm reminded of this conversation from Mahabharata, where Yudhistra had to answer the questions of  a Yaksha to revive his dead brothers.
It was  part of a chapter in my 8th std. English textbook. 

One of the questions goes like this,

Yaksha: What is the greatest wonder in the world?

Yudhistra: Everyday men see creatures depart to Yama's abode (death) and yet, those who remain seek to live for ever. This verily is the greatest wonder.

It left an indelible impression on me.

4 comments:

Rex Maximus said...

Perhaps the best of all the questions that Yudhishtra had to answer.

Dabbler said...

yes, I think so too.

Jigyasa Jyotika said...

Hello, Stumbled upon your blog and find the neuro-related posts really interesting as a neuro person! The Yaksha-Yudhishthira conversation is among the most interesting anywhere too! :)

Dabbler said...

Thanks !