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not know it. Because of our ignorance we engage in so much work which is connected with the bodily or material conception of life. Krṣṇa wanted Arjuna to fight, and although Arjuna did not want to fight, he fought because Krṣṇa desired it. We have to learn to follow this example.
Of course Krṣṇa was present to tell Arjuna what his work was, but what about us? Śrī Krṣṇa was personally directing Arjuna to act in such and such a way, but just because Krṣṇa is not personally present before us, we should not assume that there is no direction. Indeed, there is direction. In the last chapter of  Bhagavad-gītā  the proper work which we are to perform is given.
ya idam paramam guhyam mad-bhakteṣv abhidhāsyati bhaktim mayi parām kṛtvā mām evaiṣyaty asamṣayaḥ
na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ bhavitā na ca me tasmād anyaḥ priyataro bhuvi
“For one who explains the supreme secret to the devotees, devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me. There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear.” (Bg. 18.68-69)
It is therefore incumbent upon us to preach the method of  Bhagavad-gītā  and make people Krṣṇa conscious. People are actually suffering for want of