Bhagavad Gita 2.4
कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन। इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन॥
arjuna uvācha kathaṁ bhīṣhmam ahaṁ sankhye droṇaṁ cha madhusūdana iṣhubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāvari-sūdana
Translation
Arjuna said: How, O Madhusûdana, shall I attack Bhîshma and Drona with arrows in battle, they who are worthy of reverence, O slayer of foes?
What it means
Arjuna objects: how can he shoot arrows at Bhishma and Drona, men worthy of worship? His resistance is rooted in reverence, the highest thing he knows. The Gita takes seriously that good values can still mislead when they collide.
Try this today
The objection is moral, not cowardly: reverence colliding with duty. Real dilemmas are when two genuine goods conflict.
Something to reflect on
Which of my duties collide with people I owe reverence to?
Read it in Yathora