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tale 108 possibly a true story (in
memory of the events at Tiananmen Square protests April 15, 1989 – June 4,
1989) Written by Rainer: rainer.lehrer@yahoo.com Learn languages (via Skype): Rainer: + 36 20 549 52 97 or + 36 20 334 79
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 possibly a true story (in memory of the events at
Tiananmen Square protests April 15, 1989 – June 4, 1989) The old monkey sat in front of his cave. It was a
very hot day; therefore, he was bathing his feet in the fountain under a big
tree. He lived there alone and only very few monkeys visited him because of
being considered an outcast by the monkeys in the valleys around. One of those visitors was a female. Many years
ago, the old had helped her out of the raging water of the river. He had told
her not to tell anybody about the event because he did not want the homage of
those ungrateful monkeys. So, from time to time, the female visited the old
at his cave and then, they talked giving her advice. One has more problems in
society than alone in a cave. So, one day, she came again but that time she was
very agitated and sad. She told him about her son who wanted to join a group
of rebels against the king. He had never told her about his past and because
out of discretion, she had never asked him. However now, he felt the time had come to tell
her the story of his life. Many years ago when he had been very young, he
was a very talented scientist, many predicted him a brilliant future, his
family had excellent contacts to the king and his system, he had a lover he
wanted to marry and many monkeys liked to call themselves his friend. However
then, he got into conflict with the king. He was admonished by everybody around
to integrate and not to rebel but he knew that he was right and continued his
rebellion. The king wanted to put him into prison but he preferred to flee
and began to live alone in the mountains. Later, he was informed that his
girlfriend had found another male close to the circle of the king and that
his friends were all well off serving the system regarding him as a bit
stupid. However, not everything was perfect for the king
anymore because now, he was afraid of his subjects and many had lost faith in
the system. This was the grandfather of the nowadays king and
now this female in front of him came to tell him that her son wanted to join
a group of rebels against the king, the grandson. What should he tell her?
Should he convince her to tell her son that he had to integrate and not to
rebel? Maybe, he could integrate and continue his live without backbone.
There are so many feet lickers and henchmen, one more or less doesn’t really
matter. He stayed silent for a long time while the female
in front of him was crying about the fate of her son. “If your son really chooses to rebel against the
king, he will lose everything, his family, friends, girlfriend. However, you
can do nothing better than be proud of him. In your lifetime, he will be
considered an outlaw, an outcast, stupid and silly like me, but some
centuries in the future, after his death, he will be considered a hero.” |
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