Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 32

यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम् | सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम् ||

yadṛcchayā copapannaṁ svarga-dvāram apāvṛtam sukhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ pārtha labhante yuddham īdṛśam

Blessed are the warriors, O Partha, who receive such a battle, arriving unsought like an open gate to heaven.

Arjuna tried everything—peace talks, compromise, negotiation—all failed. Now the war has arrived 'yadṛcchayā' (unsought), not because he wanted it but because his dharma demands it. Krishna calls this 'svarga-dvāram apāvṛtam' (heaven's open gate), a striking reframe: this isn't disaster, it's opportunity. Not because fighting is glorious, but because facing your unavoidable duty without escape IS liberation. Most people live in comfortable mediocrity, never tested by a crisis that demands they show up fully. Those who receive such a challenge are 'sukhinaḥ' (fortunate)—not because it's pleasant, but because it's real. The crisis you didn't choose might be exactly what you need.