Fw: The Difficulty of Being Good....forwarded again!

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Rakesh Khera

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Dept Of Urology,Robotics & Renal transplant

Medanta Medicity

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>To: " bharat_7910@... "

>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 11:13 AM

>Subject: Fw: The Difficulty of Being Good

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>Sir

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>I am reading this book taking inspiration from you. I am just 1/3rd the way

through but I find this as one of the best books i have ever read. Thanks for

suggesting the name. I would be happy to have more such names from your end!

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>My Best Regds

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>Rakesh Khera

>Sr Consultant

>Dept Of Urology,Robotics & Renal transplant

>Medanta Medicity

>Gurgaon

>Cell- 9810549377

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>>To: " mgims " <mgims >

>>Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 9:31 PM

>>Subject: Re: The Difficulty of Being Good

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>>A serpent has poison only in its fangs but the wicked man's body is full of

it.

>>So if you want to have mercy on one then it should be the serpent!

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>>My Best Regds

>> 

>>Rakesh Khera

>>Sr Consultant

>>Dept Of Urology,Robotics & Renal transplant

>>Medanta Medicity

>>Gurgaon

>>Cell- 9810549377

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>>>To: " mgims " <mgims >

>>>Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 11:49 PM

>>>Subject: Re: The Difficulty of Being Good

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>>>Dear Bharat,

>>>I have gone through the book. Its an excellent read.Moreover most of us

reading TOI sunday edition are familiar with interesting and thought provoking

articles of Mr. Das.

>>>V.K.Gupta 76

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>>>To: mgims <mgims >

>>>Sent: Friday, 16 December 2011 8:55 PM

>>>Subject: The Difficulty of Being Good

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>>>I read a book recently. The title is 'The Difficulty of Being Good'. The

author, Gurcharan Das, has been a corporate leader and an admired thinker. The

book was conceived when he took an academic holiday during which he studied the

Mahabharat (among other things). His intent must have been to gain a real

insight into this epic. And, he has succeeded in his mission.His book is based

on some of the important characters in the Mahabharat. He has analysed

these personalities thoughtfully, without distorting any of

their cardinal traits. Inferences drawn from the classic are juxtaposed on

the current events.

>>>

>>>'The Difficulty of Being Good' is,well, about being good. What does being

good mean? Simply, a person is good if others think he is. Goodness is the

summation of all good qualities a person can have. In the context of the

Mahabharat, being good means being just and righteous. It is not easy to be good

if goodness is equated with justice and righteousness. Further,  thoughts  and

>>>actions resulting from goodness can create very difficult circumstances.

However, good people are not restrained by the possible negative consequences

of their righteousness. Nor are they they motivated by the expected positive

outcomes.

>>>

>>>One does not need a reason to be good. The strength of your morality

determines the degree of your goodness. In Mahabharat, Yudhishtra epitomises

 'dharma'. He always chose the path of righteousness. When he was cheated out

of all his possessions by  a scheming Duruyodhan, Dropadi asked him, " Why be

always be good? " Yudhishtra replied, " I act because I must. "

>>>

>>>Goodness is the ultimate human quality. We must be good, but goodness dos not

guarantee 

>>>reciprocal goodness. It is very difficult to be good to a person who does

not understand what goodness is. Perhaps Yudhishtra ignored this fact and acted

righteously even when the Kauravs laid a trap for him. So it is not right to be

always 'right'. Mahabharat can be summarized in the form of a simple, but

important, lesson: Morality must be balanced against reality. 

>>>

>>>Bharat

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