Krishna continues on teaching Arjuna about life. This time, he teaches him the path to knowledge and also explains to him how he is the highest being on Earth. He reveals that he is sort of a god and that everything is connected to him. Since he is a god, he knows almost everything in the world and this is obviously the reason why he is able to teach Arjuna so many things. But, what really caught my attention was how Krishna described himself. He said that superior souls bow down and worship him while the other inferior ones worship meaningless objects. Living things that don't have faith in him would be reborn again and again as a sort of punishment. In my point of view, it didn't seem that fair. But then, this caught my attention:
"I know all creatures that have been, that now exist, and that are yet to be; but, Arjuna, no one knows me." (p. 76)
In this sentence, Krishna is trying to explain that he knows every being on Earth and has faith in them, but most of them don't even know that he exists: he who is the center and highest of all. So, I guess, in a way, that it could be fair to punish the ignorant ones in some way. I mean, it is sort of unfair that Krishna is able to keep track of every living being while none of them even notices him.
So, I guess I was right. The book will probably go on talking mostly about the teachings of Krishna, rather than the actual story that is happening. I do enjoy reading it though: it makes me think deeply from time to time.
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