⚜️A reputation for life⚜️
When Krishna returned home after ending the war in Mahabharata, his wife Rukmini started arguing with him. How did you stand by the side of the one who killed Guru Dronacharya and Pitamah Bhishma.?
Krishna replied... No doubt they were following the path of truth all their lives but they both committed a sin in their lives. And that changed the course of his life.
Rukmini asked.. which sin.?
Krishna said. When Draupadi was being stripped in the court, both of them were present in the court. As a senior person in the court, he could prevent this kind of thing. But they didn't. This one crime of theirs is enough to make all their righteous living meaningless.
Rukmini asks... then what about Karna.?
Krishna said, Karna was charitable, there is no doubt about it. If anyone asked him for anything, the word 'no' never came out of his mouth.
But when Abhimanyu was injured while fighting successfully against the mighty army and was waiting for death on the battlefield, he asked Karna for water standing nearby. There were pools of clean water there. No water was given. Later the wheel of Karna's chariot got stuck in the same puddle and it ended.
Moral :- One unjust act of yours makes the value of your whole life of honesty null in a moment.!! There is no doubt that good deeds, selfless service, clean image and honesty are what keep a man immortal till the end.