On the complications of life and Jesus

I find the tale about Jesus' persecution interesting in many ways. One question that springs to mind is why did he not try to run away when he knew that he was to be persecuted.

There is a book by Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji called "Tales of the Mystic East". It is interesting to me because it speaks of a different culture. One common principle is that one must always follow a guru's command, no matter if it seems stupid or not, and give everything to the guru, life and possessions. These tales are from the middle east and India. Why? It may be because a good life demanded this - poverty must have been very common and protection by a higher level (wealthier) person important.

When reading about Jesus, and knowing life in that situation becomes complicated, I begin to understand why he did not run but I still wonder if I see everything. One can only know when one has experienced a thing otherwise one can only question if one is interested.