A King to a King

            The King of Sparta Leonidas asked me to join him in his trip in our time. I became his guide in his trip. We started our journey by having lunch first. My mother prepared a lot of delicious menus knowing that I am with the King of Sparta. King Leonidas was stunned with the food my mother served us and the way she cooked it. He was quite prideful since he was a king but he showed a lot of discipline and good manners to my family. After we ate, I asked Leonidas what does a King like him doing in my time is. He told me that he wants to see our military weapons and use it against their enemies and win every battle.

            We went to a military based and there we had our conversation about the deadly weapons of the modern world. I let him hold a gun, grenade and a bazooka. He was really astonished in its destructive capability and the technology we are using. He also said that their armor and spears are no match to our guns and grenades. For a moment, I felt that Leonidas was a kid with an empty head and wants to discover a lot of things around him. Due to our long travel, we rode inside a military tank for wars. How amazed he was and how glad he was on how we improved our weapons well.

            After our long trip, we went back home. We had our tea first before he went away. And as we drink our tea, he realized how dumb man is. Then I asked him why, he then replied, man are making weapons that will kill their brothers and sisters, the more destructive it is, the better, he also added that, there is no good in having wars. As he was going home, he whispered in my ear that life is important and you are living in a very wonderful world, so don’t waste it instead, love it as if it is part of you. He also added some inspirational sayings that made me more challenged to face my problems in life.

            We thanked each other and had shake hands before he left and I gave him a bullet with 2012 inscribed in it as a remembrance that he had been in my time and for exchange, he gave me a ring that his father gave him; “we bow down before no man”.  We really had the best time of our life and we left stories for ourselves to tell our own people.