Arjun Vs Karna

Chongtham Ronikumar

Each soul is born with its own potential
A hidden depth they must unearth
To become truly human .
Yet time is short, and resources scarce;
Some fall like fragile, forgotten seeds -
Unemployed, unheard.

In this age of metamodernism ,
Where thought swings between past and future ,
Let it turn homeward first :
Manipur - India - before the neighborhood .
Build sustainably from within,
Then offer peace beyond.

In contest of skills and spirit ,
Arjuna defeats Karna -
Perhaps ten to three.
Not from birthright, but through
Sincerity fused with creativity -
A light faster than sound.

For when sound (science) seeks to verify
What normative thought already knows ,
Desire, rightly guided ,
Uplifts others without disorder.

Arjuna knows love - for Kunti ,
While Karna , blind to his origin,
Strives in shadows of truth.
But Arjun evolves -
Not just as a warrior ,
But the new Yudhisthira ,
Greater than Socrates
To generations yet to come.

Even Vyasa, the seer,
Could not fully grasp the war's true cause -
That only Krishna , divine strategist ,
Knew the intent .
Shall the Lord discriminate?
Is not the Almighty beyond division?

Let us then worship both
Heaven and Hell,
In balanced measure -
According to the world 's eternal law .