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71-5 - The
Sayings of Haykar the Sage:
Haykar Kills His Nephew
As the
King Sankhareeb heard about his coming, he went forth and welcomed him
with exceeding joy, and kissed him and cried - "Welcome home, O Glory of my
realm." The Minister said - "Live forever O King, If you want to
give me something, give your boons to Aboo Sumaik whose wise delay to kill
me gave me second life." The King said - "Sure, I will."
Then they talked for a while. The King said to him - "You may take
anything you want from this." Haykar said - "O King, I do not
want anything except your life and your rule should be forever. What will I
do of this money? But if you want to give me something, give me my
sister's son Naadaan who deceived me." The King said - "Take
him. He is all yours."
So
Haykar took his nephew to his home, bound his hands and beat him and
tortured him upon his soles, calves, back, belly ... After this he threw
him in a black hole near the outhouse. He asked his servant to give him a
scone of bread and a little water and whenever Haykar went to him he
reminded him of his own wisdom - "I taught you so good things and you
returned me like this - evil, treason and death?" Naadaan said -
"Why are you angry with me?" "Because even if I did so good
to you and you brought me ruin and destruction and death. You have been a
scorpion, who can even pierce brass with her sting, to me. O Son, A hand
which doesn't work, or is greedy, or over-smart is cut. Now my intent is
to pluck your eyes and cut your tongue and strike off your head, and then
give your body to wolves."
At
this Naadaan said - "Do whatever your goodness permits, then overlook
my all crimes, because there is nobody who can defend me. I just pray you
to take me as your servant to groom your horses, even to sweep their dung,
and herd your pigs, for certainly I am the evil-doer and the
sinner and you are the pardoner." Haykar said - "O Son, You are
like that tree which was planted by many waters still it did not produce
dates, then its owner felled it down, then it said - "Take me to some
other ground where I can fruit." The owner said - "Where will you
fruit when you could not fruit being so near the water?" O Son, Who
does good, his lot is good and who does evil, only evil will befall on
him; that is how the Lord compensate mankind according to its
acts."
After
hearing all this from his uncle Naadaan died.
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