Arjun's dilemma

The myth:

Arjuna stands on the Kurukshetra battle field and looks at the huge armies of both sides gathering. He sees his guru - Drona, his family elder - Bhishma, his blind uncle and his cousins and he begins to doubt the decision to battle. Krishna reminds him that he is not just any Kshatriya but a Kshatriya prince and it is his duty to rule. He asks him to look at the enemy lines as those that are preventing him from doing his duty and not through the bonds of relationships. He recites the Gita and finally Arjuna gathers the courage to do right and fights the battle.

The philosophy:

I love this story. All of us have duties of different forms - to ourselves, to our family, to our jobs but in one way or the other we pause when we have to dispense it. Everytime i read this incident, i wonder at how i ought to identify and remove the obstacles that are in my way towards my doing my duty. The funny part is, some of the obstacles are other duties. All of us face this and that is when we need to take a call and prioritize our different duties