At the beginning of the Bhagavad-Gita an epic battle is just minutes from unfolding; when Arjuna realizes the men he had been all too eager to kill just moments ago are men with lives of their own. The author of the Gita obviously family in high esteem; in the first chapter alone the phrase “family duty” must have been repeated ten times. Lord Krishna calls Arjuna a coward for not plunging into battle, but Arjuna retorts his argument saying killing his fellow kinsmen would impose on him a grief so powerful that he would lose his will to live. Once again the author constantly repeats family related words like son or brother, stressing his high regard for family. Krishna then responds to Arjuna explaining to him that by not fighting the shame he would bring himself would outweigh his grief. Arjuna is comforted by Krishna, that if he fulfills his moral duty in battle he will be rewarded in the afterlife. The reason the author gives us strong arguments for both Arjuna and Krishna’s beliefs is to show the reader that even a great warrior like Arjuna can have doubt. The wise Krishna, although he was slightly mocking Arjuna, still gave him solid advice about fulfilling his moral obligations.