Yudhishthira's wisdom

summary:   One day the pandava brothers went far from their dwelling place in search of deer in the jungle. They saw a deer  and followed it but the deer vanished. They felt very tried and thirsty. Yudhishthira could not walk any further. They also could not find any sign of water around them. So Yudhishthira sent Sahadeva to search water. Sahadeva  went from there but he did not come back. Yudhisthera became worried and he sent Nakula Bhim and Arjun one by one.  When  they  did not  return, Yudhishthera went himself following their foot steps to know what had happend to them . After some time he came to a clearing. He saw a beautiful pool. The water of the pool looked fresh ,cool and inviting. But at the same time , he saw another terrible scene. His all brothers were lying on the bank of the pool.  Their eyes were closed.           
                                                    Yudhishthira became mournful . He  prayed the god to take him also because he could not live without his dear brother. He cried bitterly . However ,he could not control his thirst. When he bent down to drink the water, the sound of the yaksha ordered him that he could not drink the water until he answered his question . He had given the same order to the other  Pandava brothers but they ignored it and he had cursed them. However , Yudhishthira was very wise and patient. He requested the yaksha to ask his question and promised that he would answer them as well as he could.
                                                     The yaksha asked him many questions that he answered sincerely and rightly. The yaksha was very much impressed by his replies and he promised to revive one of his brother. Yudhisthira was very just, fair ,truth and wise .So ,he requested the yaksha to save Nakula, the son of his step mother. The yaksha was even more impressed by Yudhishthera's wisdom, justice and fairness. So he decided to save all Yudhishthira's brothers.He appeared before Yudhishthira as Yama , Yudishthira's hevenly  father ,the god of justice and death . He revived all the brother of Yadhisthira. He also advised them to remember him in future difficulties .Then he suggested themto go to matsya with Draupadi and spend the rest exile period there.

Interpertation: The story may be trying to tell us something about the importance of patience , obedience to gods  ,wisdom and right conduct. If Yudishthira had lacked these qualities , all Pandava brothers would have been lost. The story tresses the right,  justice and fairness more than other things. Likewise ,the story suggests us to be courageous and to give up anger, and desire to live a happy and healthy life.

critical thinking: After reading this story ,I found many useful things for life. However there are some disagreeable ideas.Do the gods exist ? if so , what is the proof of their existence ? Can we truly say that patience and right conducts are rewarded on this earth ? Was the right conduct of people like Gandhi and  Martin luther king rewarded while they lived? And what about Yudhishthira replies to Yaksha ? Do such complicated question really have so simple answer s? would life be worth living without desire ? so , i dont agree with the writer tatally.

Assimilation: When i read this story ,i found many things useful for my life. I  understood the importance patience, justice and right conduct. I will also try to be like Yudhishthira . However , i will not give up all my desires if they are within my reach.