Two Kings by Neo B

Author:Neo B. [B., Neo]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: NeoBluePanther
Published: 2015-03-19T22:00:00+00:00

27. Dinul’s Stay at Agarpur

Dinul was glad that he had been accepted at the university. It had taken him a while to get himself accepted. The headmaster had objected to his admission at first, but finally he was allowed to stay in the university.

The University of Agarpur was one of the costliest institutions in the kingdom and studying there was the privilege of the rich and the noble. The headmaster had told him as much straight up. The head master had told him that since he had no formal education there was no way he could allow him to study in the university. Only those students who excelled in the earlier levels were allowed to study at the university free of cost. The others had to pay a heavy fee.

The headmaster was an old man of about fifty years. He was one of the most respected and learned man in Pataliputra and he had been the headmaster at the University for more than ten years now. He had not seen anyone like Dinul in his lifetime. Dinul had pleaded with the headmaster, and begged him to be allowed to stay.

When Dinul had recovered from his injury, the headmaster had called him to his room. The headmaster’s room was one of the largest rooms in the University and all the walls were lined with books. The chairs in the room were comfortable and when Dinul walked in, he did not dare to sit on any of the chairs.

“Sit down,” the headmaster said.

Dinul still did not dare to sit. He wanted to make a good impression.

“I would prefer standing in your presence, great teacher,” he said.

The headmaster did not insist on his sitting.

“Why do you want to study at this university?” the headmaster asked.

“Because this is the best university in the country and if I want to be the best student, I need to study at the best university.”

The headmaster smiled.

“Why do you want to be the best student?”

“Because I want to be a king one day,” Dinul wanted to say, but knew better than to say that.

“Isn’t it obvious, sir? If one is to do something, shouldn’t one endeavour to be the best at it, and when I say best I am not comparing myself with other students. I am saying that I want to be the best I can be.”

The headmaster was impressed with the reply.

“But you haven’t had any education before. You know that before entering a university, one requires at least seven years of formal education on the elementary level,” the headmaster said, trying to convince Dinul to give up.

“I may not have any formal education, but my knowledge is better than any entry level student of your university, I can assure you of that,” Dinul said. He wasn’t sure if that was true, but he thought if he appeared confident enough, his claim would not be put to the test. The headmaster had no intention of putting his knowledge to the test and he felt that there could be some truth in Dinul’s claim.

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