If we let go of things are we being cowardly?
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So, if we let go of things, are we being cowardly? Not necessarily. See, some fights are just not worth fighting.
Some people are just like the ruffians on the street. And, if you are going in a car for some important meeting, and some ruffian on the street, they have nothing to do. They start shouting, they start speaking bad words.
And then you get out and start fighting with them. It’s below a respectable person’s dignity to engage in a street fight. So, now that person who is on the street fighting, they say, you are a coward.
Let them think like that. We don’t have to, it is not cowardice to choose our battles. Choosing our battles is intelligence.
It is not cowardice. So, cowardice means that we are so, that fear is the defining decision maker. Because I am afraid of this, so I will not do it.
Whereas, what we are talking about is not fearfulness, but purposefulness. See, I have more important things to do in life. And, is this worth fighting for? If something is worth fighting for, we will fight till the end of our life.
We see, Krishna tells Arjuna to fight the Kurukshetra war. He doesn’t tell Arjuna that, you know, whatever atrocities the Pandavas have done, just forgive them. He doesn’t say that.
Because they have tried peace and the Pandavas, the Kauravas are completely obstinate and insolent and shameless. They deserve to be punished. So, some fights deserve to be fought.
And then we can fight till the end of it. But, in either case, whether we are choosing to fight or whether we are choosing not to fight, the primary motive is not the other person’s actions. The primary motive is our own principles.
What is important in life? The Pandavas fought against the Kauravas not to take revenge. The Pandavas fought to establish the truth. So, we are living according to certain principles in our life.
And, even in principles also, there are more important principles, there are less important principles. So, cowardice would be it is because of fearfulness that we let go of a situation. But, we are talking here of purposefulness.
Because I have something more important to do, so I will not get involved in this. And that is simply, that is not cowardice, that is actually intrusive prioritization. Does it answer your question? Any other questions?