18.66 When loyalty becomes self-destructive…
Loyalty is a glorious virtue— unless it is disastrously weaponized by the vicious. A tragic example of this is the Mahabharata character Karna. He was [...]
4.39 When loyalty becomes slavery
Loyalty is noble—until it starts choking our conscience. There’s a moment when standing by someone stops showing strength and starts showing weakness. In the Mahabharata, [...]
The second test of friendship
When we form a friendship with someone, we will sooner or later face the first test of friendship: our readiness to sacrifice for that friendship. [...]