It is actually my first time posting in the Free Writers community, as it is not even up to a week since I joined the Hive community.
I am a writer and a poet.
Writing is actually one of the things I enjoy doing as a hobby, and many times when I see cases of sharing inheritance, it's remind me of the two sons of this rich man called DASIKO.
He is extremely rich, and now his sons have reached the right age, so he decided that he would share their inheritance with them while he can, but under one condition: they get married first.
He called them and advised them that they would be living together with whoever they choose as a wife forever, so they should choose wisely.
This is where the story gets more interesting because it is almost impossible to get a decent and responsible woman in that town, so the two boys set out on a journey to find a wife in another land.
The mission was clear: find yourself a responsible wife, come back, and collect your inheritance.
The first son was called Daniel. He was calm, hardworking, and always believed that a person's character was more important than beauty. He was not looking for a perfect woman but one who respected him and his family and was willing to build a home with him.
The second son was called David. He was completely different.
David was more interested in beauty, appearance, and what people would say about his wife. Since their father was extremely rich, he believed that he deserved a beautiful woman who would make people jealous whenever they saw them together.
So, in their own way, they both found wives of their choice.
They returned home to meet their father.
Dasiko looked at both of them carefully.
He did not congratulate them immediately.
Instead, he asked them one question.
"Why did you choose these women?"
David quickly answered.
"I chose my wife because she is beautiful, educated, and comes from a good family."
Dasiko nodded.
Then he looked at Daniel.
Daniel said, "I chose Amara because of the way she treats people. I saw how she cared for her mother and siblings. I believe the way a person treats people who cannot benefit them tells you who they truly are."
Their father smiled.
But he still had one final test.
He told both couples that they would have to stay in the family house for one month before he would give them their inheritance.
David's wife was angry.
She believed the inheritance was already theirs.
But Amara simply accepted the decision.
The first week passed peacefully.
Then problems started.
One morning, the family servants refused to work because they had not been paid for several weeks.
David's wife became furious when she heard it and warned the servants not to ever complain about their salary but to keep working because they had no rights to.
Amara went into the kitchen, prepared food, and made sure everyone ate.
Then she went to Dasiko and asked him why the workers had not been paid.
Dasiko looked at her and smiled.
"Why does it concern you?"
Amara replied, "Because they are people too. If they work for this family, they deserve to be treated properly."
Dasiko said nothing.
He simply watched.
The second week came with another challenge, and so did the third and fourth weeks.
After that, DASIKO called his sons and placed two documents on the desk.
The two boys were happy, but they didn't see this coming: DASIKO said he was not sharing any inheritance now. He only wanted to make sure he knew the kind of wives his two sons had before he joined his ancestors.
And now he knew.
He let David know that when the time was right, he would only have a little portion of the inheritance compared to Daniel because, as he said:
If you cannot choose the correct wife, I cannot trust you with choosing the right people and ideas to run my companies and businesses.
Thank you for reading. See you again.
