What does the story of 'mahabharata' teaches us ??

The epic battle of 'mahabharata' was being fought. On the eve of this historic battle, arjun faces a supreme dilemma. He was hesitating to pick up his bow and strike the enemy side which included dronacharya as well as bhishma. According to arjuna, "How can i strike the people who are worthy of my worship? Even if i won how can i rule the kingdom with my hands stained in blood? I do not know whether i should fight or i shall quit?"
                               Lord of the lords 'krishna', who was chauvinistic to the pandavas, reminded arjuna of his duty as a warrior. The poetic dialogues which took place between arjuna and lord krishna later took the form of 'geeta' which is so popular worldwide. However the story unfolds many facts which needs to be reminisced in our daily lives.

• Happiness and distress are two sides of the same coin. A person who implements this idea into his life often tastes the fruit of success. But this doesn't happen. We frolick in our success and transform into a recluse in our lousy times. Rather one must develop the art of patience and toleration in the long run.
• No matter what happens, the material body is sure to come to an end one day.  We often balk this fact in our daily lives and struggle hard to be one of the top contenders of the rat race without realizing the fact that longing for more and more as a futile exercise in itself. (Here is a line- 'The millions of dollars which Mr.X earned, ultimately got wasted after his autopsy'). In everyday rush, we often forget about other important aspects of our lives. the top in the list is our family itself.
• Choosing the right path is always important. Something which is forbidden by the law is not permitted. Even after being intoxicated by duryodhana, if karna would have chosen the right path for himself, he would have been remembered for years just like arjuna.
• Prescribed duties needs to be performed efficiently without caring about the fruit of action. Lethargy is not an option. The sadistic behaviour to run away from our duties is certainly not acceptable, according to 'geeta'.
• We must selflessly serve the others. Just look at the world around you and it is full of people who are in need of a genuine help. Mother teresa is the best example in this case, who spent her life serving the needy which we often read as an eulogy in our text books.

The story teaches us a lot more. But i think that's enough for today. May be i will write its part-2 in the near future....