In English
Before the war, questioned , "Why are you so dejected?" replied, "Lord! A colossal war is imminent. Scores of my friends and relatives may perish." said, "Foolish fellow! These people are not here for the first time. They have undergone countless births and deaths like us, since time immemorial. You are not the killer and they cannot be killed. Your attachment is veiling the Truth from you. You can neither kill them nor grant them life." asked, "Lord, why is it that You know this truth and I do not? I know only the present but not the distant past You speak of. What is the reason?"