A King's Stubborn Heart

Credits to ~jc25813 for the image

It all started when Chryses went before King Agamemnon to carry ransom to bring his daughter, Chryseis, back home. Despite the man's humility and respect, the King rejected the offer, and then said harsh words to him.

Furious and broken-hearted, poor Chryses went home and prayed to Apollo. The God heard his prayer, so he sent pestilence on the camp of the King.

So i'll cut the story short. To solve the problem, Achilles summoned everyone to a conference and there, he discovered the root of the conflict. He and the King resulted to a brutal debate.

In the end, King Agamemnon decided to send Chryseis back to her father. They all thought that everything would be fine; however, the King told Achilles that he would take his wife, Briseis, in exchange of the daughter of Chryses.

Achilles then bursted into anger, yet he was still able to control himself with the help of Athena. After their long exchange of harsh words, he returned to his quarters with his friends.

This brief narration shows how stubborn King Agamemnon's heart is. Only because he has the power of a King, he does what we wants without thinking that his rude actions may affect the participation of Achilles in war.

For me, the best modern day example who displays the same stubbornness of heart is former President Joseph Estrada. Without sounding very controversial, I believe that he is very greedy of power and wealth. He was impeached before because of being a Jueteng Lord and now, he again wants to be the president.

Credits to ~rhiver for the image

All of these teach us an important lesson in life. It teaches us that greediness and stubbornness in all their forms will do us nothing but harm. At first, we may enjoy it, but at the latter part of the story, we will be faced by consequences we didn't think about before.

Credits to *Liol for the image