It was a very interesting read. Especially, it made me think about emotional toughness when Kaikeyi refused to cry and even asked Bharata to refrain from grief and sorrow about the death of Dasharatha by plainly saying, "thou shouldst not thus give way to grief, my son.” Bharata finally had enough with his stone-cold, tough, and purpose-oriented mother and told her, “I have lost my father and my elder brother. Of what good is a kingdom unto me now? O evil-hearted woman, thou hast bereft this house of all joy; thou hast slain my sire and banished Rama. But I will bring my brother back from the jungle; he shall be seated on the throne.” when he realized that Kaikeyi, his mother, did not seem to have any emotional capability besides accomplish her purpose. From reading this very interesting story, I could tell that Bharata wasn't motivated by outwardly material things like power, throne, or wealth. He seems like he wanted to live with his brother Dasharatha without sl...