The story of the two slaves tells the story of a distant kingdom ruled by a sultan known everywhere for his nobility and generosity.
The leader did not collect disproportionate taxes on his people; on the contrary, he has done everything in his power to improve the situation of those most in need. He was also very wise in deciding.
- The kingdom enjoyed peace and harmony.
- Poverty.
- Once painted the everyday landscape.
- Has disappeared and citizens benefit from the help of others.
- Loved and respected the sultan.
- Who had ruled for 40 years.
The story of the two slaves tells that at the time no one imagined that everything would suddenly change.
The sultan had a son who had been carefully educated, knew he was his successor and wanted his legacy to continue, so he had a teacher who patiently taught him the art of governing.
He did not want to lose all the harmony they had achieved so hard in the kingdom, knowing that he was old, he understood that his son would soon succeed him.
“A man is only allowed to look at the other from above when he needs to help him up. ” Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
The sultan had the wisdom to sense that his death was approaching, so he called his son and announced that he would abdicate from the throne, he took the opportunity to remind him that the art of governing is an exercise in intelligence in which firmness must be combined. with the sensitivity needed to listen to people.
He then recommended that in case of doubt or dilemma, always consult his heart.
In the same way, the sultan explained that being sovereign also means being humble, only by knowing and understanding his own interests and needs the leader can also govern well.
He also emphasized that power has the ability to obscure judgment and distort reason. The only way to avoid this was to keep the mind free and the heart pure.
As the story of the two slaves tells, the sultan’s son listened carefully and promised his father that he would live in the kingdom he would inherit. The next day, he was crowned in a luxury ceremony. Three weeks later, the old sultan died in his bed.
The story of the two slaves tells that the sultan’s son began to rule as his father had done, but soon after he thought it was time for his kingdom to expand.
As a result, it began to invade neighboring countries and, before long, its territories expanded considerably; military companies also left him subjected to new peoples, to which he enslaved; thought his own people would be better off if he had. Slaves.
The new sultan felt increasingly powerful, so he decided to continue to expand his areas as much as possible, the ongoing war ended the tranquility that existed in the kingdom and the inhabitants were irritated and suspicious.
Ambition began to dominate everyone, especially the sultan, who was no longer the good young man he was before.
According to the story of the two slaves, some inhabitants tried to rebel against the new ruler, they thought he was in trouble and looked forward to the time that passed, the government discovered them and had no mercy on them.
Several years passed and there came a time when everyone was afraid of their new sultan, no one dared counter it, a type of drug that drank it more and more, believed that he was the most powerful man on the planet and that everyone in his nation had an obligation to follow his orders, whatever they were.
To measure his power, he decides one day to take to the streets of the capital dressed in his best suit on his most imposing horse.
The sultan made his horse march through the main streets, when they saw him, they all bowed their heads and bowed, the silence was almost absolute. When they crossed a humble village, a ragged man left the house.
He looked at the sultan and did not bow or honor him. The new sultan looked at him with contempt and ordered him to bow down.
The man asked him if he did not remember him, he had been his teacher when the sultan was only a child, the sovereign paid no attention to him, and insisted that he kneel.
With this, the man replied, “Why should I bow before you if I have two slaves who are your amos?” The sultan pales with rage. He pulled out his sword to attack the man. Before taking the first step, he heard the words the sultan would never forget: “You are a slave to anger and greed, two years to which I dominate. “