“Isn’t it better to be powerful and rich than to be good in an unfair world, where those who cheat sleep on sheets of silk while those who are good are condemned to the hard ground? Why be good?” To this Yudhishthira replies in the only way he knows: “I act because I must”. The king’s answer represents the uncompromising, compelling voice of dharma.
Leadership everywhere is about inspiring people. You can inspire in many ways – through energy, enthusiasm, earnestness, intelligence and determination. But the most lasting inspiration is through dharma. When Yudhishthira tells Draupadi that he acts because he must, he is demonstrating character in its quintessence.