Drona Vs Arjun
An abstract from Mahabharat unveils the power of practice over skills.
The story highlights the conversation between Kauravs and Dronacharya. Drona was questioned by Kauravs to comment on the archery skills of his disciple Arjun, if he was better than his mentor. The Guru thought for a moment and replied – “Arjun is a better archer”. Kauravs were bewildered to hear the words and questions started floating in their minds. How can a disciple surpass his guru in the lessons learnt from him? Drona sensed the perplexity and answered- “I have been in Gurukul, so did Arjun. We lived an austere life and observed discipline and learnt our lessons thoroughly throughout the period. However, the hardships borne by Arjun during the period of 13 yrs of exile(Agyatvaas), sharpened his archery skills.”
The story unfolds the significance of practice and implementation over the theoretical knowledge. Comfort & leisure has to be renounced for achieving the targets in life.
To sum up - Adversity accompanies practice; practice makes a man perfect and perfection is not made overnight.
-- A. S.
