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then takes leave of this world lamenting and
grieving over his failures.
He forgot the very purpose of human
life. He spent his life fulfilling the basic needs
— food, sleep, worldly matters — just like
animals. He lost the opportunity of uplifting
himself by opting for noble deeds. A wise man
is one who is able to control himself before it
is too late. He opts for the righteous path by
avoiding all kinds of evils.
Gita is a commentary on complete life. It
is Gita which tells us what the purpose of life
is and also how to live the life well. The life is
a battlefield — Kurukshetra — full of conflicts
between different kinds of concerns, desires
and passions. No one in this world is free of
conflicting problems, and desires. Men and
women, young and old, all are there in this
battlefield. There is one struggling hard to
acquire some thing, while the other is anxious