INTRODUCTION
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Krsna parked the chariot between the two armies and said to Arjuna, ‘Here are the people you wished to see.’ Arjuna wanted to see those who were about to fight him and die. Krsna, with no mercy at all, showed him that these were Arjuna’s near and dear ones.
Assembled in front of Arjuna were grandfathers and great grandfathers such as Bhisma, his own teachers such as Drona and Kripa, uncles such as Sakuni, brothers and cousins as all the Kaurava princes were, friends and well wishers. At one time or another, each of them had been an object of affection and respect to Arjuna. Now, they were part of this enemy army.
As a ksatriya, Arjuna was no
stranger to death and
violence. As long as those
who faced him were his
enemies, Arjuna had no
difficulty in carrying out the
execution. However, those in
front of him now were his
relatives - father,
grandfathers, uncles,
brothers, sons and grandsons.
He could not bear to kill
those whom he could relate
with himself in one way or
another. The bonds of family
were rooted in his ego and to
cut these bonds was to
destroy himself.
This was Arjuna's dilemma.
GOALS:
To help the child understand the
emotions experienced by Arjuna
as he realised all of whom were
once dear to him, now he has to
fight against them, so this
created a feeling of "a dilemma"
ASSESSMENTS
1. Why did Arjuna feel like he was in an dilemma?"
2. Have you ever felt as if you were in a dilemma?
3. Who are some of the people Arjuna saw on the opposite side of the battle field?
4. What happens when you believe death is terrifying?
ART OF THE DAY
ART OF THE DAY:
CIRCLE OF THE LIFE COLLAGE
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Pictures of - deer eating grass,
- The lion eating deer,
- The hunter catching the lion
- Plain sheet paper cut in Circular format
- Glue
PROCEDURE
Encourage the children to stick the pictures in the order of life circle. Stick the pictures in the circular form of deer eating grass, the lion eating deer, the hunter eating lion.
Inference:
Connect them to the fact that our life is a circle between birth and death.
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:
FOOTPRINT ACTIVITY
Material Needed:
Bucket with water
Procedure:
Encourage the children to dip a foot in
the water and keep the foot print on
the outdoor floor and ask each child to
observe how it just disappear behind
them. They can also observe the
friend's footprint disappearing in no
time. Ask each child to explain what
they understood from this.
Inference:
Death happens
everyday.
Everything is
unstable, everything
is changeable.
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:
VAAKYARTHA SADHAS
Explanation:
Place the children into groups where they can discuss: "The bonds of family were rooted in his ego and to cut these bonds was to destroy himself."
CONCLUSION:
Our ego is built from those around us who we identify with, our bonds of family.
Our ego fears that cutting these bonds will be our destruction
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