Signs of a Dead Nation

King of an Arab state once wanted to test the discernment (شعور) of their people. He thought it would be better to impose an unjustified tax on the people who used to cross the river by passing over a bridge. If there is any discernment  left in the nation then they will surely fight against this act of injustice. He deputed a sipahi on the entrance of the bridge to collect the tax from everyone passing the bridge. The king thought the soon the people will come to him and will complain against the unjustified tax. When no one showed up after a week, the King decided to double the tax amount hoping that the people will now definitely fight against this imperialism. Still no one complained about this. The King was frustrated. The King learnt that since everyone in his rule is very happy & wealthy and that could be the reason that the money is not a problem for them. The next evening, the King ordered that not only the double tax will be charged but everyone who will pass the bridge will be hit twice by shoe in the back (the extreme insult-full act in Arab culture). The King was very satisfied after imposing this rule. He went to sleep and hoped that the people will come tomorrow and complain about this injustice. The King was amazed when he woke up the next morning to see a huge crowed in front of his palace. He asked their leader to explain the situation. The leader of that crowed complaint that “the only sipahi on the bridge is not enough to hit the whole lot of people. We get late to our work due to long queues to get hit by the shoes. Kindly increase the number of sipahis on the gate so that multiple people can be hit simultaneously so that we can get to our work on time.”

This story is published here with Urdu Translation at Curious.pk

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