A few Assistants noticed the king’s weakness and each one slowly started taking indirect powers into their hands in their areas. And in no time, they became a sort of mini rulers in those own areas where in there was no representation of people beyond. Thus continued the indirect dictatorship and people were helpless beyond..
Instead of acting right, there the king allowed it and thus became further weak..
LOSING ABOUT 20 % OF HIS PERSONALITY!
Slowly, people were not allowed to go to him for anything and the Assistants as mini rulers used to decide what to do and what not for the people. Also they started sending indirect threatening signals to the King about his dethrone if he intervened with them..
By then the king was truly afraid. He soon adapted to that and started talking everywhere, not straight but in a way that would not point out the Assistants..
LOSING HALF OF HIS PERSONALITY!
The Assistants quickly sensed that and in no time became the true Rulers. From then on, they just allowed the King to rule on paper instructing him indirectly what to talk, where to talk etc..
Soon a great fear gripped the king, he followed the dictum indirectly and started telling lies everywhere. Meaning, when something wrong was happening, something rosy was talked of and the king through his own words used to confirm that..
LOSING AROUND 70% OF HIS PERSONALITY!
In no time, a stage reached when the king was advised not to talk about his family freely and openly except what the Assistants advised..
Slowly, the king started talking irrelevantly. He started forgetting what he spoke earlier as each saying was built up and put forward so nicely. Thus prevailed confusion everywhere in the ruling by the so called name sake great king..
LOSING ALMOST 90% OF HIS PERSONALITY!
In that scenario one day, the king saw one of the working personnel in the palace whistling aloud..
Seeing that for the first time the king became furious.. He abruptly stopped the man and said angrily,
"How daring you whistle in front of me? Do you know I am the king ...........?”
Exactly at that moment..
The king just forgot his own name thus
"How daring you whistle in front of me? Do you know I am the king ...........?”
Exactly at that moment..
The king just forgot his own name thus
LOSING HIS WHOLE PERSONALITY FOR LIFE!
(The idea is based on the story I heard in my childhood the credit of which goes to the original author)
Keywords: ZEROING, PERSONALITY
A great lesson summed up nicely in the story.... enjoyed it, Sir... :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Maniparna.. I heard a story in my childhood with the similar end message but don't know its reference.. Anyhow, here the story is my own except the happening in the end which is what I heard..
DeleteA good read again. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Indrani.. I'm happy you liked it!
DeleteSad, isn't it? That's a great story and a wonderful lesson learnt sir... thanks for sharing :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Archana! Yeah.. The story is mine in original but the end message is what I heard in my childhood.. Happy to know that it's interesting!
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