Conflicts of rules and conscience- Prince Ram - Page 2

Originally posted by: Ramyalaxmi

I understand that Dhasarath was not equalto Ram, but the king dhasarath who understood the problem of mithila people was not aware of his own people problem does not seems to be acceptable.

@ramya Dasarath is not butchered. If it was butchering they would have shown arrogance by him to ram questioning. But there has been inefficiencies in his administration. You can't compare him providing help to mithila with this inefficiency. See even our government sends relief to quake hit Nepal. But how many people still suffer here

Originally posted by: shruthiravi

@ramya Dasarath is not butchered. If it was butchering they would have shown arrogance by him to ram questioning. But there has been inefficiencies in his administration. You can't compare him providing help to mithila with this inefficiency. See even our government sends relief to quake hit Nepal. But how many people still suffer here

Originally posted by: shruthiravi

@adi that scene was beautiful. But that was also symbolic of the princes need to transform from open equitable life style to closed unequitable style of living. And yes it is difficult. The place where you have so much things for company and open air, suddenly with all riches you are alone.

Thank you Neira dear. I guess that is your name. More people reading means more interest to write. 😃

Originally posted by: Ramyalaxmi

I understand that Dhasarath was not equalto Ram, but the king dhasarath who understood the problem of mithila people was not aware of his own people problem does not seems to be acceptable.

@ shruthi, lovely take. The boys are for sure not comfortable at the royal palace as they can see the discrimination but still there is difference between running a Gurukul and running a state. The Guru has to be liberal and to treat all his pupil as equal and also has to teach the same to his students. But king can't treat all his praja in a similar way. He has to keep the Brahmins and pandits happy and provide all the necessity so that they pray wholeheartedly for the betterment of the state which includes all the praja and the king. He needs to take care of the business people so that they pay teh tax on time and the state doesn't face fund problems to take care of the expenses. For all I know, king Dashrath might not even know that there are poor and helpless people in his state and taht is teh reason he declared that the Praja are more than happy in his state. Normally when ever a King travels in road, that will be kept clean and intact and evacuated of the praja. Only those who praise his goodness will be lined up on the sides of the road to chant his deeds. So the king may not even know the reality of his praja. Even today that is what is happening, whenever a VVIP is visiting some place, all teh roads lead to that place will get makeover and traffic will be re-rooted to some other roads that the VIP doesn't feel the heat of traffic jam which a common man face on a day to day basis. As the king said yes, he can't satisfy each and every one as the good for one person might hurt the other person and that is the reason he said a good for one person may look as athyachar to the other but it will be like that. All those poor people Ram & his brother's witnessed was probably a slippage of some official who had not bothered to clear the poor and disabled from the vicinity of the princes route.


Though all the brothers felt the inequality of the assembly, the youngsters thought of escaping from the same as soon as possible and that is how they went away from their father, so that they can refresh their minds with whatever they like. But Ram the one who was touched with this sick and aged could not get over of what ever he saw since his return. Though he was not so convinced with his father's answer, his shishtachar didn't allow him to talk furtehr. So I was expecting a meeting of him with Jabaali and that was shown in the precap.

With regard to beggars, my grand parents taught us the best way to treat a beggar that is to feed him and never give money. even today, if some one comes near our home and ask for something, I will ensure to give food and not money. And if I find a beggar near by a restaurant, I will buy some food and pass on that parcel to the one who ask for alms than give him money to buy the food. Practice that and you will find peace of helping a needy.

Yes Jaya. I also kind of follow your rule only. Give food or support a young child by buying the wares he or she trying to sell. It may be dolls, bangles, flowers anything. I may not need it, but then instead of free loading the child is trying to do something in its capacity to alleviate them from poverty. So I have felt we should be respecting the trial of the child.

i half expected ram to call the old woman at the end of the sabha & ask for her problem.