The Wise King

The Wise King


In a far away land, there was a beautiful kingdom with
its unique rule. The rule said, “Everyone may become the king, with
all of his rights to govern the country for five years. After that
he must be detained, his body will be tied and he will be thrown
away to a remote island where the jungle is thick and there are
plenty of wild animals and no human.”



Then, one by one, people become the king.

The first man said: “OK, I am ready to be the king. And he became a king for five
years. What he did in his five years was enjoying his position. He
threw big parties, went to many beautiful places, married many
women, collected many luxurious things and did the other things
that pleased him.



Those were what he did. Until one day the time came. One
morning when the king woke up, suddenly some strong soldiers
came to his palace and said, “We came here under the order of
constitution. You have become a king for five years. And now the
time comes when we should seize you and take you to the remote island.”



The king wasn’t very surprised of this, because he knew that the
time would come. He just felt that the time passed by too fast. He
had enjoyed himself in the past five years but now he had to leave
all the things that had made him happy, and would undergo living in
the very dangerous island. He was very scared but could do nothing
and had to accept his destiny with tears in his eyes.



And when they got there, the soldiers put the dethroned
king in jungle and left him alone. They didn’t know and didn’t care
about what would happen to him. All they heard when they left that
island was just the voices of wild animals and the long scream of
the former king. And then silence.



Back to the kingdom.

The constitution was still effective. And now, there is a second king. Then the time showed

that he behaved similarly as the first king. He used his time to
enjoy extravagant life, but after his five years was over, the
soldiers took him and brought him to the island. He cried on the
day he was thrown away to the remote island, and the voice of wild
animals mixed with his scream was heard after he was left alone
there.



Every other king was the same. Each one of them just
copied their predecessor’s story. Laugh at the beginning, but cry
at the end...



One day, a young man came and declared his wish to be
the king. By the constitution he was granted his wish. He would be a
king for five years before being thrown away to the island. But if
other kings would follow their passion for having fun after being
being inaugurated, he didn’t. He realized that his time was only
five years. Even if he had a happy life in the five years, his life
as a king would come to an end.



So the king was always seen to be thinking. And not very
long after that, he made a surprising decision. “I won’t make an
extravagant live, but I attempt to use all of my power, even if I have
to suffer, to prepare my life at the remote island.”



In the first year he sent troops, veterinarians, and
animals trainers to the dangerous island. The mission was to
control the population of wild animals there or domesticate them
for good use. Well the mission was so huge that it consumed a lot
of the country’s resources. But it was the king’s decision and he
had calculated it, wand he was ready to make sacrifices. So, all
things had been used by all kings to have their fun, now is used by
the new king in this mission. He really dedicated all of his energy
to the mission. The mission was successfully done.



In the second year, he sent a lot of farmers to the island to start
a wide rice field there. In the third year, he built a lot of
facilities on the island, from electricity to hospital. In the
fourth year, he sent a lot of educated people like engineers,
accountants, and many others to the island. In the fifth year, he
sent his friends and his relatives to that island.



And finally the time came when the king had to be thrown
away to the island. In the morning of the big day, the king smiled
his widest smile ever in five years. When many strong soldiers
caught and roped him, his smile grows wider. And finally he laughed
a great laugh when the soldiers threw him to the island.



Yes, how wouldn’t he laugh? If the previous king found
thick jungle and so many wild animals when they were being thrown
away, the last king found many exciting things needed to live
comfortably. All of his family were there and welcomed him. They
cheered, “Long live the wise king, long live the wise king!” And
the wise king lived happily ever after.



The story has a very good lesson for all of us. Actually every one
of us is like the king. We are given time to live in this world and
do whatever we want. But after the time ends, we will be detained
(by Izrail, the death angle), and being roped (with kafan) then
finally thrown away to the very dangerous place (grave, with its
snakes, scorpions and torturer angles)



So many people are tricked by their life in the world.
All they do in this world is all fun for them, and forget that the
time will come when they will face a very different life. And when
it happens, they are tortured and suffer forever.



But not with the clever people, they live in this world
to prepare their next life in the afterworld, just like the wise
king. This people will face death with a smile, because they will a
very good life in paradise. And the ending for these people is,
they live in true happiness forever….


I think it's a good way to get the image nearer and clearer maybe it's great for kids but sometimes it’s good for grownups as well.