spiritsdancinginthenight:“One day you will be crowned in the temple of Amun,” I said in an attempt t
spiritsdancinginthenight:“One day you will be crowned in the temple of Amun,” I said in an attempt to persuade him. He spread his slender arms and said, “I would rather be crowned in the open air, under the light of the sun.” “Amun is the deity that empowered your ancestors and gave them victory over their enemies.” He remained quiet, thinking, then said “I cannot understand how a God could allow anyone to massacre his own creation.” I grew more worried but continued my efforts to dissuade him. “But we, the subjects of Amun, cannot always understand his holy wisdom.” “The sunlight of Aten does not discriminate between people when he shines down upon us.” “You must not forget that life is a battleground.” “Master,” he replied sadly, “do not speak to me of war. Have you not seen the sun when it rises above the fields and the Nile?” Have you not seen the horizon when the sun goes down? Have you heard the nightingale sing, or the doves coo? Have you never felt the sacred happiness buried deep in your heart?” I knew that there was nothing I could do. He was like a tree and I could not stop him from growing. I conveyed my fears to the Queen, but she did not share my concerns. “He is still an innocent child, Ay”, she said. “He will learn more of this life as he grows. Soon he will begin his military training.” The pious young Prince started his military training along with the sons of the nobles. He detested it, possibly because of his physical weakness. Soon he rejected the training, thus admitting a failure not befitting a King’s son. “I do not wish to learn the fundamentals of murder,” he said bitterly. The King was saddened by his son’s decision. “A King who cannot fight is at the mercy of his commanders,” he said. ☥~✨✨~☥ A segment from; Akhenaten, Dweller in Truth.A Novel of Ancient Egypt By Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature; Naguib Mahfouz, 1985. (Translated from Arabic to English by Tagreid Abu-Hassabo). -- source link
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