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Another song for your enjoyment to listen to before, during, or after reading this story. You can't go wrong with some Colombian music. "El Preso" by Fruko y sus Tesos. Also linked is a scene from Narcos on Netflix. This scene to me describes the emotional struggle between Pablo being a leader of a cartel and a father. At the end his son comes up to him and says I want to be a business man just like you. Is Pablo proud or is he troubled knowing the man he truly is? "Pablo and His Son"
For those of who are new here, my name is Jose. Today I am going to be telling you a story of my son Carlos. I reckon most everyone has heard the story of the “Los Abandonados,” so, I should tell everyone first what happened after this. My brother Pablo had left me no choice but to seek revenge on him. I knew he had a weakness for the women of Colombia, and specifically I knew his favorite woman. Alexis was a beautiful woman in her mid twenties and they had known each other for a long time, but Pablo would never give her what she wanted, respect. I talked to her and promised her a house far away from home with enough money to take care of her for the rest of her life, as long as she would poison my brother. She took care of the deed and rid me of the problem. That left me with the only choice to become the new leader of the Los Abandonados.
Now, shortly after I had moved to western Colombia where I set up my operation. I had a dream one day that the next leader of our crew would be born soon, but he would not be related to us. In my dream, I saw the most wise and strong young man you could imagine. A few years went by and then I met Carlos. I knew from the moment I saw him this was the boy from my dreams. He didn’t have a family and lived in poverty, so he agreed to move in with me. He grew up to be one of the strongest men in the town, and I began to give him more and more responsibility. The rest of my crew started to become jealous of him and how much trust I had in him, but it never bothered Carlos.
One time I had lost my grandpa’s engraved pistol on my compound. This was a very important keepsake for me. Holding this gun gave me power. This silver gun lined with a black handle stating our family motto ,"Sapere aude!" or "Dare to be wise," was priceless to me. I told my crew to start looking for it, and they came back to me and said they saw it at the bottom of my pond. I told them to drain it all out and retrieve my pistol. Once they dug it out they came back to me and said it wasn’t there anymore so I told them to fill the fountain back up. After Carlos went to the fountain and saw the pistol again, he told everyone else to look up in the tree above and you could see the gun up there. It was merely a reflection. Carlos and his wisdom made the rest of the crew looks like fools, pushing them to come up with a plot to kill him.
The rest of the crew decided they would steal the gun and plant it in Carlos’s house and blame him. Well, the crew's plan semi-worked. At first, I was confused and furious with Carlos. He came and told me that he had heard the other men devising a plan to get rid of him. I apologized to Carlos for not believing him and made him my new first-hand.
Carlos went on to be a great leader in our family. This story always makes me think back about how proud I am of him. From an orphan boy to my whole council against him, nothing deterred him from his loyalty. This boy makes me proud to be a part of Los Abandonados, and he will carry the family name well. This life is not meant to be dull, and you can't be scared. Believe in yourself, and dare to be wise.
-Jose
Author's Notes-
This story is related to my last story, but Jose in the last story was a Pandava. Here he will be playing the role of King Vaidena, and his son will be Aushada.
Aushada was a reincarnation of the Buddha. He was named this because he was born holding a divine herb that gave him healing powers. King Vaidena had a dream that a great soul would be born that would be wiser than anyone before. Eight years later he found Aushada and knew it was him and brought him back to his kingdom. He grew up in the city as a handsome boy and the other people began becoming envious of him.
They are standing above the water and see a gem. He tries to jump in but cannot stay under water long enough. They get the king telling them even the best swimmer can not get the gem. One of the court pandits who didn't like Aushada saw it had the king's heart attached and knew if he got it he would have a one up on Aushada. The king assigned him the task. He told the boys to start drinking the water in the tank. They drank all the water and the gem disappeared. They showed the king and he said to fill it back up. Once they filled it up there was the gem again. They said to bring a thali, a plate or a platter. The gem was a reflection of the actual gem in a crow's nest. Aushuda found the gem in the crow's nest and gave it to the king.
The councilor decided he will steal the gem and plant it in Aushada's house. He puts it in some curds and gives it to a girl to only sell to his wife. She sells it to his wife for free, so she has her maid follow and sees him go straight to the king. So she knows she has been tricked when the guards show up looking for the gem at the house. In court they banish Aushuda. Then the wife tells him what really happened.
Aushuda is weary of his coucil's plans after they turn the king on him so he follows them to their hideout and they talk about a plan of killing him. So he gathers all the troops and tells the king. The king makes the council Aushuda's slaves and says sorry.
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