Context: A myth that he grew up with is the Bhagavad Gita. Hearing this as a bedtime story when he was younger, to it being retold and dramatized as a tv series, the Bhagavad Gita is an epic retelling of a war called the Mahabharata between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Told by the lord Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu, a key part of the myth is when Arjun, one of the Pandavas, had to take arms up against his own teacher and his cousins, that he grew up with, fondly reminiscing the past. Being in this position, he did not want to do this, so he went to Krishna, asking for answers to questions. He told Krishna his predicament and Krishna said he doesn’t have the answers and rather it lies in his dharma. Dharma, essentially is the concept that you are born with adult in life. He told Arjun not to worry about the outcome, rather carry out his duty which will lead to outcome, whether he likes it or not.

Interpretation: Honestly, the myth of the Bhagavad Gita is interesting, as part of it is tales and parts of it isn’t providing mixture of truths and possible dramatized parts with multiple meanings. The myth, however is an essential part of the identity of India and most religious individuals within India, and those who believe in Hinduism, almost part of their lifeline. This fight between good and evil tells a non-literal truth, as does that of Adam and Eve. Here, the story with a teacher provides interesting insight of a third party as an intervention/middle-man as with Adam and Eve the third party, the serpent, cause a series of events to occur so an interesting dynamic is created that is neutral rather than one-sided.