Wie is de koning?

Er was eens een tijd dat Birbal als ambassadeur naar het naburige koninkrijk werd gestuurd. De koning in het naburige koninkrijk had gehoord van de beroemde humor van Birbal. Hij wilde het zelf testen.

‘s Avonds vroeg de koning al zijn ministers om hem te komen opzoeken. Hij gaf elke dominee een set van zijn kleren en vroeg hen die de volgende dag te dragen.

De ministers droegen de kleren van de koning en kwamen naar de rechtbank. De volgende dag kwam Birbal naar de rechtbank en was verrast. Er waren twintig mensen die allemaal precies als de koning gekleed waren in koninklijke kleding.

Birbal liep over de eerste persoon heen en bleef maar even staan. Daarna ging hij verder naar de tweede persoon en vervolgens naar de derde persoon. Zo liep Birbal langs alle twintig mensen.

Hij boog voor de vijftiende persoon en zei: “Mijn koning, Akbar stuurt me naar uw koninkrijk om over handel te praten.”

De vijftiende persoon was de koning. De koning was zeer verrast en verbaasd.

Hij vroeg Birbal: “Hoe wist je dat ik de koning was? Heb je me eerder gezien?”

Birbal zei: “Nee, mijn koning. Ik heb je nog nooit gezien. Er zijn twee redenen. Van de twintig mensen hier, het soort zelfvertrouwen dat je uitstraalde, deed niemand anders dat. Iedereen keek angstig en ontweek mijn ogen. Alleen een echte koning zou me recht in de ogen kijken. Ten tweede heb je niemands goedkeuring gezocht. Anderen bleven naar je kijken voor goedkeuring.”

De koning omhelsde Birbal en gaf hem als beloning 100 gouden munten.


Moraal: Vertrouwen blijkt altijd wanneer men in de ogen van de ander kijkt.

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