When he was young, Cosroes (later on Cosroes I) had a master who managed to make him an outstanding in all subjects he learned. One day, for no apparent reason, the master punished him very severely.
Years after when Cosroes succeeded to the throne, the first measure he took was to send for his childhood master and demand an explanation for the injustice he had comitted.
" Why did you punish me without my having deserved it?" he asked.
" When I saw your intelligence, I realized right away that you would inherit your father's throne," answered the master. "And so I decided to show you how injustice is capable of marking a man for the rest of his life. I hope that you will never chastise anyone without reason"
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