When he was small, Cosroes had a teacher who helped
him to become an outstanding student in all his subjects. One afternoon, the
teacher punished him severely, apparently for no reason.
Years later, Cosroes acceded to the throne. One of
his first actions was to summon his former schoolmaster and demand an
explanation for the injustice he had committed.
‘Why did you punish me when I had done nothing
wrong?’ he asked.
‘When I saw how
intelligent you were, I knew at once that you would inherit the throne from
your father,’ replied his teacher. ‘And so I decided to show you how injustice
can mark a man for life. Now that you know that,’ the teacher went on, ‘I hope
you will never punish another person without good reason.’
- By Paulo Coelho
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