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Onceuponatime,therewasamostdemandingteachernamed Drona.Heexpectedthebestfromhisstudents:discipline,passion, anddedication.Dronawasespeciallyskilledinmilitaryskills,andhe helpedmanylearntouseswords,javelins,spears,chariots,andbows. Hewantedtohelpasmanypeoplelearntheseskillsandbecome masterslikehim.
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ronaandArjunacelebrated,andArjunavowedtoDronatohelp thenextgenerationachievethislevelofskillandfocus.
heprinceslearnedavaluablelesson.Theylosttrackoftheirtask whentryingtocompeteagainsteachother.Fromthenon,the PandavasandtheKauravaswouldstayfocusedontheirgoalsand wouldnever,everforgetArjuna’sbirdseye.
inally,Arjunawalkeduptotheline.
“Whatdoyousee?”
“Iseethebird’seye.”
“Whatelse?”
“Nothing.”
“Looseyourarrow.”
Theclaybirdshattered.
Dronaneededtofindaplacetowork.Withhismilitary expertise,heapproachedBhishma,astepbrothertoaking.Drona urgedBhismatoselecthimtotrainhundredsofroyalprinces, includingtheKauravasandthePandavas.Dronashowcasedhisskills toBhishmaandwasfinallyappointedastheprinces’weapon’s master.Itseemedlikedestiny.
Aftermovingintothepalace,Dronagatheredalltheroyal youthstointroducehimself.Hemadeadealwiththeprinces.Drona promisedtheprincesthathewouldhelpthemmasterallskillswith everyweapon.But,oncetheyachievedthis,theprincesmust promisetoteachtheirskillstoothers.
“ hatdoyousee?”
“Are
yousurethebirdisclay?” Miss.
“ hatdoyousee?”
“Thesky.” Miss.
anyoftheprincescoweredawayfromthisexpectation,but onebravePandavasteppedforward.HisnamewasArjuna.Hewas immediatelyembracedbyDrona,whocouldn’tcontainhis excitement. M
Rigoroustrainingbeganthenextday.Initially,Dronatriedto treatallhisdisciplesalike.But,Arjuna’sextraordinarydedication madeithardforDronatonotfavorhim.
Thefirstprincewalkeduptothelinewithconfidence.
Dronaasked,“Whatdoyousee?”
Theprinceresponded,“Thetree.”
“Looseyourarrow.”
Hemissed.
Drona’sfavoritetestofabilitywascompetition.Whatbetterwayto
Unsurprisingly,Arjunawasthebestall-roundwarrior.Withhis naturalpoiseandcommitmenttoexcellence,Arjunaaccomplished thingsonlythebestwarriorscoulddreamofwhiletrainingwith Drona.Hepracticedwhilehisbrothersandcousinsrested;he listenedwhilehisbrothersandcousinsbickered.Inreturnforhis effort,DronapromisedArjunahewouldmakehisthe greatestarcherinthewholeworld.
Oneday,DronawasaccusedoffavoringArjunatoomuch,sohe decidedtoholdanothercompetition.Therewereonlyafewsimple rules.First,everyonemuststand100feetawayfromthetree,and everyonemustdescribewhattheysee.
Alltheprinceswouldtrytoshootaclaybirdsittingonamiddle branch.Noonecouldsaythattherulesorthegamewereunfair,so theprinceslineduptotaketheshot.
