36. Vahi Arjuna Vahi Baan
‘ V ahi Arjuna Vahi Baan’ (Same Arjuna Same Arrow), is often used to describe a situation when a successful or competent person fails to perform. Arjuna, as a warrior, never lost a war. During the latter part of his life, he lost a small battle in which he was supposed to save some family members from a group of bandits. He explains this situation to his brother and says: “I don’t know what happened. I’m the same Arjuna and these are the same arrows that had won the Kurukshetra war. But this time my arrows could neither find their target nor had the power.” He explained that he had to run away and couldn’t protect the family. Life’s experiences tell us that this can happen to any of us. At times, talented sportspersons temporarily lose their form; an actor or a singer may suddenly fail. This is often attributed to bad luck or a bad phase, though no one can say with certainty why it happens. There is hardly any scientific explanation for the same except for conjectur...