Monday Motivation From Scriptures (MMFS-18): Who was the winner? Rama or Ravana or both?

Hi,

Failure becomes a loss only when one does not lean from it. If one could realise the mistakes and learn lessons from failures, it could actually result in a gain. Those who don't realise and repent for their mistakes, they tend to continue to make mistakes and end up in bigger losses.  

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Who was the winner? Rama or Ravana or both?

The legend suggests that when the war started between Rama and Ravana, Parvati Devi asked Lord Shiva, “Swamy, what do you think, Who will win this battle?" Shiva replied that both of them would be winners at the end of the war; Rama would get his wife; and Ravana the enlightenment.

The story of Ramayana goes that after shooting the fatal arrow on the battlefield of Lanka, Rama discarded his weapons, walked up to Ravana, and spoke in a gentle voice , "Lord of Lanka, you abducted my wife, a terrible crime for which I have been forced to punish you. Now, you are no more my enemy. I bow to you and request you to share your wisdom with me. Please do that for if you die without doing so, all your wisdom will be lost forever to the world.”

Ravana opened his eyes and said, “Let me tell you one important lesson I have learnt in my life. Things that are bad for you seduce you easily; you run towards them impatiently. But things that are actually good for you, fail to attract you; you shun them creatively, finding powerful excuses to justify your procrastination. That is why I was impatient to abduct Sita but avoided meeting you. This is the wisdom of my life, Rama.” With these last words, Ravana died.

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Albert Einstein once said, “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new of worthwhile." Committing mistakes is no big crime. But some people think so, and they deny their mistakes. But not realising them perhaps is a bigger crime. Those who go through failure, but learn lessons from it will endure to gain strength and become winners sooner or later. 

With love and regards,

Siva