The word "argument" seems to bring a lot of chaos to the mind where we hear two people blabbering on the same topic having contrasting opinions with no respect for each other's beliefs. The world is hugely diverse with widely divergent thinkers and a feast of viewpoints which lead to sceptical disagreements . As we grow older we tend to encounter masses of arguments and counter arguments spread over incessant debates and disputations and are engagingly full of dialogues, dilemma and alternative perspectives.

Since childhood we are inclined to believe that the loudest person or the person who lacks to give opportunity to others to showcase their views is a good speaker. However, I believe that any person who is inquisitively curious about the reason why the opposite person thinks differently than him/her benefits more from the argument.

As I write this, I majorly ponder upon one such significant argument from our epic Mahabharata. The Bhagavad Gita which is one small section of Mahabharata which presents the tussle between two contrary moral positions is often considered to be substantive .

The debate happens on the eve of the great war that is the central event of the Mahabharata. Where, Krishna emphasis on doing one's duty, on one side, Arjuna focuses on avoiding bad consequences. Watching the two armies getting ready for the war, profound doubts of correctness are raised by Arjuna. Arjuna being a great warrior and his brothers (Pandavas) were about to fight the unjust Kauravas.

Arjuna questions whether is it right to be concerned only with one's duty to promote a just cause and be indifferent to the misery and slaughter that the war itself will definitely cause. He looks at the army before him. Then he looks at the army behind him. Brothers, uncles, and nephews, ready to fight and kill one another, and for what? A piece of land? " I cannot do this. This cannot be dharma" said Arjuna

Krishna, a divine incarnation in the form of a human, also Arjuna's charioteer argues against him. His response takes the form of duty. Krishna insists on Arjun's duty to fight irrespective of his evaluation of consequences. It is just a cause, and as a warrior, he cannot waver from his duties and obligations no matter what the consequences are in order to bring peace and order in the kingdom.

Krishna's hallowing of the demands of the duty wins the argument. Indeed Krishna's conversation with Arjuna, The Bhagavad Gita, became a treatise of great theological importance in Hindu philosophy, focusing particularly on the removal of Arjuna's doubts. The admiration for Gita and Krishna's arguments, in particular, has been a lasting phenomenon in various parts of the world.

Therefore, the mindful argument of the two reasonable sides was a big eye-opener to Arjuna, which helped him to win the great war at Kurukshetra, hence making him the greatest warrior of Hindu mythology.

So, next time when you are in the middle of any fair minded argument make sure you treat the opinions of your counter-part with much care and empathy. Never know, some arguments may open a different headspace for you.