The Victory Of Defeat
There's a prince known for his slow movements and slow thinking. From a very young age he was struggling in reading and writing. He experienced many defeats in different contests. Subsequently, he even defeated himself for losing his confidence, thinking everything will be very hard for him in the coming years. He was rejected by many teachers and scholars in the land. The King decided to entrust his lone son to an older brother, an older King in a distant kingdom.
The young prince arrived in his uncle's palace and was praised for being a gentle prince. But many didn't know that the young prince is a slow learner and passive in many subjects and issues of learning.
The older King, a patient uncle to the young prince, is a very enthusiastic and charismatic leader in his own realm. With humility, the older King kept on saying that intelligence is not measured by how much you know about everything. Patience, hope, humility and respect for others will make and reveal the true intelligence in any man.
The young prince was motivated by the older King to learn and be taught by the older King's scribes and teachers. And after several years, the prince thanked the older King for being a second father to him in many ways.
The once incompetent and reticent young prince has changed. He was even taught how to defend himself using swords and other weapons. In return, he promised the older King that he will use all his knowledge for good and from good he will uphold justice and equality for all.
The older King was revered by all kingdoms for being a good teacher to the young prince -- demonstrating discipline, humility and good judgements.
The older King was believed to be the greater king above all other kings on the face of the earth for transforming weak men into better men with great faith in God. The older King ordered all his guards to spread scrolls of his message throughout the land that reads, "GOD is the Highest of all Kings... the Mightiest of all time!"
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