The End of Injustice

The End of Injustice

There was a small colony of fishermen on the seashore. One day when the fishermen were going to catch fish, they saw an old man standing in the water. He was waving his hands and saying, Do Not go, stop, a storm is coming, you will drown

No one had ever seen that old man before. Most of the fishermen thought that maybe some mad person had wandered here. They went ahead rowing their boats. They were laughing at the old man. But some fishermen were influenced by the old mans words and they did not go to catch fish. After some time, a very strong storm really came. The fishermen who had gone did not return they had drowned in the storm.

Now the people of the colony understood the meaning of the old mans warning. They all gathered and went out to look for him. He was sitting on the seashore. Seeing the people of the colony, he said, I had already warned them. It is good to pay attention to the words of a person older than you.

The old man built a hut on a rock and started living there. The fishermen also decided that they would follow the old mans every warning from now on.

The old mans every prediction was correct. He would tell many days in advance that a storm would come at a certain time on a certain day. Then none of the fishermen of that village got caught in the storm.

Soon his fame spread far and wide. Now even the captains of big ships started coming to seek his advice about the weather.

Everyone was surprised that how his predictions come out so right. Some people started spying on him to see where he goes and what he does. But nothing could be found out. He used to sit on the seashore all day. No one saw him going or coming anywhere.

The king of that region also heard about the old man. He was a very arrogant and ruthless king. He thought of taking advantage of the old mans strange power. In those days he had enmity with the king of Shami island. He thought the old man can be very useful while attacking Shami island. In the last attack our navy was caught in a terrible storm. If we get the correct weather forecast before the attack, we can win.

And that was it The king took some soldiers with him and left. He camped outside the fishermens colony. Then he disguised himself as a sailor and went alone to meet the old man. Introducing himself to the old man, he said, In future, you will predict the weather only on my instructions and you will do it only for me.

This means that even though you are a king, you are not a king The old man said, For a king, the welfare of his subjects is the most important thing. What kind of a king are you. I cannot obey you.

The king felt ashamed after hearing the old mans rebuke. He was very angry, but he still had to know the old mans secret. He swallowed the bitter pill. He said, Okay, tell me one thing, who gives you these reports,

Some of my friends.

Which friends the king asked again.

You cannot see them, so it is useless to tell them. Saying this, the old man started laughing.

The king felt that the old man was teasing him. He shouted and said, If you Do Not tell me, I will put you in jail.

I am not afraid of imprisonment, the old man said casually, but since you are so insistent, I will take you to my friends tonight. The path is risky. If you get into trouble, do not blame me later.

The king agreed. He wanted to know the old mans secret at any cost. It

was night. In the moonlight, the sea water started shining like silver. The old man brought two heavy iron rods from the hut. He said, Hold these firmly and follow me.

The soldiers tried to capture the old man, but every time the old man would slip out of their bondage like a fish. At last, the commander found an opportunity and hit the old mans head with his rod. The old man fell unconscious.

The soldiers quickly made him sit on the horse, tied him with ropes and left for the camp. They had hardly gone a short distance when a strong storm came. Travel was not possible in such a situation. They camped in a mountain cave and waited for the storm to stop. After a while, the old man regained consciousness, but he did not try to free himself from the bondage. His face had turned pale. Wrinkles had started appearing on it.

Being free from worry about him, they started preparing food and drink. When they started resting after eating, they remembered the old man. That poor man was tied to the horses back in the same way.

Seeing the old mans condition, the ground slipped from under the commanders feet. His face had turned completely black. His eyes were closed. He was breathing very slowly. It seemed as if he was going to live for a moment or two.

The commander was well aware of the kings anger. He knew that if something happened to the old man, his life would be in danger. He immediately sent a soldier to the king, because the old man was not in a condition to travel. The rest of the people started taking care of the old man. There was a pond nearby. A soldier ran and brought water,

as if there was magic in the water. As soon as he drank water, the old man opened his eyes. The darkness on his face also reduced somewhat. But the danger was still not over.

The messenger soldier reached the kings camp riding his horse. The king also got nervous on hearing this. He immediately went with the soldier to see the old man.

As soon as he saw the old man, the king understood that he would not live long. This is the only chance. If his secret is not known now, it will never be known. He said in a sweet voice, Look, you are at the door of death. Now you should tell your secret.

The old man remained silent for some time, then said, I am feeling hot. I want to take a bath first. I will tell you after that.

There is a pond nearby. A soldier said.

The king signaled and the soldiers supported the old man and took him towards the river. The old man ran and entered the river and kept bathing for a long time.

Every moment was becoming heavy for the king. He called from the bank and said, Come out quickly. We also have to reach back.

So go the old man said. His face was shining in the sun. He looked completely healthy.

But that thing...

The king had not finished speaking when the old man laughed loudly. Then he said, You had almost killed me because of your foolishness. I had already said that I cannot stay away from the sea, from water. I say again that you are a devil in the guise of a king, you are selfish. You do not want the welfare of the people. The people want a new king. You want to know my secret. I ask, how many secrets of nature do you know.

The king got angry. He drew his sword. He said to the commander, Catch the devil I will cut off his head right now.

The soldiers jumped into the water, but the old man could not be caught. He had gone quite far into the water.

Seeing this, the king lost his temper. He took his sword and jumped into the water. As soon as he jumped, he got stuck in the bushes growing at the bottom of the pond. He struggled a lot to get out, but could not. The soldiers came to save him, but the king drowned before they could reach him.

The old man laughed loudly and kept laughing for a long time. Then he said to the commander, This is how injustice and ignorance end.

The next moment the soldiers saw that the old man had disappeared into the water. They stood there for a long time, but the old man did not come out of the water.

No one saw the old man after that. People often went to his hut thinking that maybe he had returned. But he did not return. Various kinds of stories started spreading about him which are still prevalent till today.