Manager Wang And The Storyteller

Chapter 14

The End

"Not all refugees found it easy to settle in the community. Some just stayed at Shan Young's house indefinitely. One of those who stayed in the house of Shan Young was a dark-skinned Ethiopian woman, Sheba and her daughter, who had fled their kingdom because of the war. Another was an Arabian Man called Ali and his nephew, who escaped assassination attempt by the head of their family back home. They were the only ones who lived under the roof of Shan Young.They were very fond of Zen Young.

Sheba and her daughter found Shan Young and the things he puts himself through in other to attain Shan Hum and ascend to the heavenly kingdom quite amusing because in the religious beliefs that they were trained, their first lesson was Love for all life and service to God and one another was considered the most important in the search for God and the kingdom of God, not self denial. But anyway, who would tell him? Shan young listened to no one.

Meanwhile, Zen Young was doing well as a blacksmith in training.But instead of the production of knives and weapons, he fabricated beautiful jewelries and trinkets that brought Joy to so many people and made himself rich. Although Zen Young was a man who loved and enjoyed life, he gave his time, love and even his money to those who were in need. His friends and the entire community appreciated and loved him.

One day Shan Young told his household, including his guests, that he was ready to ascend the mountain and that he would do so in exactly a week from that day. His house guests became concerned after hearing Shan Young, so Ali and Sheba began making plans and preparations to leave the community with her daughter and Ali's nephew. Both Sheba and Ali felt that Shan Young did not have enough love in his heart to succeed in his quest. They came to this conclusion based on the way he treated people and even his family. Both of them estimated that since failure to successfully climb the Mount Shan Hum and pass through the portal, attracted dare consequences, Shan Young would not survive the process.

Ali got in touch with Zen Young, who had not visited home for a long time, mostly because of his father's constant criticism and disapproval of him and his way of life. He promised Ali that he would come on the day his father had chosen to ascend.

On the day of the ascend. Shan Young prepared himself and stood at the base of Mount Shan Hum. A little crowd of people that comprise people in the community and the wife and young children of Shan Young.All of them had concern boldly written on their faces.

Shan young started climbing the mountain. But by the time Shan young got half way he has had challenges.

The mountain had the power to make a person hunger for worldly attraction to an unendurable degree, mentally tormenting the individual 's emotions until he freezes to death. Only a person who had emotional and mental stability and had risen above them could successfully ignore the hunger and the torment and continued to ascend. Unfortunately shan Young had only repressed his emotions and passions instead of rising above them as they came up. And so right before the on lookers Shan Young gradually turned to stone. It was at that point that Zen Young arrived and effortlessly climbed up the mountain and got to his father who had turned to stone, much to the shock of the on lookers Zen picked up his father and climbed down the mountain with the body of his father.

The question on everyone's lips was how did Zen Young effortlessly and successfully got up the mountain that his father could not climb even after many years of preparations, meditation and self denial? Zen Young, who was not even interested in the discipline, could climb up the mountain effortlessly. Self denial does not necessarily mean that one is pure of mind and spirit."

Li took a bow and everyone started clapping as Li walked up to the emperor and bowed. Wang Joshi went forward and steered Li away from the throne room. They walked up to the office of the senior minister, Chan, where Li changed into his regular clothes. Just then, Senior Minister Chan came in, beaming with a smile. He said that the emperor had appointed the story teller to entertain the royal family with his stories once every week, and Li would be given accommodation with in the royal palace. The Emperor also said he learned a lot from the story.

Li was also to be part of the main entertainment for some events hosted by the Emperor.

When the news of the huge success achieved by Story teller Li got to the province, there was a big celebration at the Wang's pastry and restaurant outfit. The celebration lasted all night, because all the Story tellers that Li had helped to get better jobs and better pay came to the pastry shop to celebrate along with his mother and the family of Manager Wang.

The End