Chapter 12: Chapter 12: Farewell Letter to Son
The last time the King of Bali visited the Song Dynasty was on the occasion of a joyous event - the birth of the heir, the son of King Bali, who was born by his wife in the Song Dynasty, in the family villa, surrounded by the best doctors and personal staff who nursed her pregnancy, although in fragile health the birth went well, and the boy was born alive and healthy.After three months, the king of Bali could not stand it, but he came unannounced to the family villa, surprising everyone because they were also preparing for the return of the mother and child to the kingdom of Bali.After three months, the king of Bali could not stand it, but he came unannounced to the family villa, surprising everyone because they were also preparing for the return of the mother and child to the kingdom of Bali. The king knew that he would soon return, but he couldn't stand it any longer and he set off with the Royal fleet on a long journey, through a turbulent sea that was frightening with typhoons and big waves, volcanoes smouldered on the small islands around the archipelago, giants raged throwing rocks at the fleet , but the king of Bali didn't have a magic sword, but a nostalgic heart that couldn't take it any longer than it rushed to hug his newborn and his beloved wife, the queen of his heart, who hadn't been officially declared the queen of the kingdom yet, but he had already made an effort to have that formality done as soon as possible. returned together with their son to the kingdom of Bali.How many words should be used to describe love, it is difficult to check, because everyone sees love with their own eyes in a different way, we even fall in love with someone not because of their external appearance, but because of the beauty of the chemistry that these people radiate, that is probably the reason that love can break all chains and padlocks of obstacles, love can melt hatred like candle wax, only love is not powerful enough to defeat the physical death that watches to separate loved ones. King Bali felt that the end of his life was approaching, the disease was ravaging his body more and more, leaving him breathless and with traces of blood on his white handkerchief, so he was in a hurry to make his kingdom happy with an heir to whom he would immediately leave power and continue the royal line.For him, his beloved wife was something special, like a gift from heaven, she did not seduce him with tricks or a seductive dance, but with a beautiful look that seemed to be smiling instead of lips hidden behind a transparent veil, so fate assigned him that love with a noble girl from The Song Dynasty is in his later days when a deadly disease lurks at every turn to end his life, but he resists more strongly waiting for his son to grow stronger."Who am I in this world, he often wondered before, and why all this when I have no one to leave the crown to?"As a young ruler, he felt guilty for not having an heir, but now he will not be able to teach his son to manage the kingdom and give him fatherly love during his lifetime, so he wrote a letter to his son and ordered that his letter be delivered to the prince when he comes of age:To you dear son,Today, when you officially take over the throne and the small kingdom of Bali, I would like to use this letter to wish you to lead our kingdom on the path of prosperity and peace.Around Bali is a blue sea that always threatens storms and big waves, but we have always resisted all the forces of nature and enemy forces with the saga of love, which is the light of being, I leave you a bequest of love for our people and our kingdom.Let that word always be your guide through life, as much love as we give to others, nature returns to us with its beauty and nature's gifts, that is why our kingdom is the island of the Gods and the island of peace.The natural wealth of this kingdom has always been the target of invaders, we bravely defended ourselves to preserve our sovereignty and the unity of the people of the island of Bali.When you can, live in friendship and cooperation with the neighboring islands, but never allow them to enslave you, because our freedom is our precious treasure, we do not strive to acquire and accumulate treasures in vaults, we have lived for centuries in harmony with the nature that nourishes us with its fruits and defends with green dense impassable forests as living thorn fences so that the enemy cannot invade our territories easily.That is why when volcanic eruptions occur we do not carry possessions nor are we afraid to leave them behind but abandon everything, so that we may return when the lava stops smoldering to rebuild everything from the ashes like the phoenix bird of paradise that is always reborn.We the people of Bali have been taught from childhood to live according to the laws of harmony with Mother Nature and the cosmos where the center and basic unit is the family, I want you, my son, to rule this kingdom with a good and pure heart when I am gone.This kingdom of ours, Bali, is our entire world in the cosmos, so protect it at all costs with your mother who dedicated her life to you and your proper upbringing so that you can take over the crown when your time of adulthood comes.Your father who loves you to heaven,King of Bali-Raja Jaya Pangus Life goes on, and when we seem to be closer to the stars we never reach their heights, the people who aspire to reach power, even when they are on the royal throne, are not the owners of that throne and now the struggle remains to keep the power they once gained , not all rulers were born under a lucky star and in royal families, but most often they became kings and emperors through fierce warfare. On the other hand, for ordinary girls, reaching the position of queen or empress is a thorny road, but once they wake up as queens, women are different from male rulers for one reason - the maternal instinct, every queen is like the mother of the people she rules, and as such they do not they want their people to be hungry, just as every mother urges a small child to eat the whole portion, so the queen wants a good life for the people of her kingdom.The world has seen many rulers, the world has had many queens, but history has well remembered queen mothers who ruled in place of their minor sons until they grew up. Such kingdoms marked history with the fact that the queens tried their best to keep the peace, they sent less armies to conquer, and built more defensive towers to protect the children and the kingdom from enemy attacks.