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Once upon a time, there used to be a man, who perched on a bench at the main square of a small European town. This grudged about Aristocracy -especially on the style of life of those people that were aristocrats. His criticism focused on privileges, wealth, luxury, jewelry and clothes. Anyhow, his complaint wasn’t based on the equal of distribution of the national wealth between the citizens. In fact, his morbid resentment was consequence of the felling stranded for not to have and enjoy all what the aristocrats had. Unfortunately, this man never did a thing to raise his life condition at a high standard. All what he did was to envy the others.

However, his life line wasn’t so long. And, when the man died, he went to Heaven’s doors. The poor man met St. Peter, who he asked a better position in his next life.
“I didn’t have a pleasant existence, sir,” the man said.

‘You had the right existence to evolve spiritually though, you don’t believe it,” St. Peter rebuked.

“Well, but it wasn’t the better one under human standards.”

After having a difficult day, St. Peter didn’t want to get involved in argument. “So, what is your wish?”

“I just want to be a king in my next life.”

With no hesitation, St. Peter said. ‘Done!”

And, this man was born in the descent lineage of an African tribe. Once that the king died, he succeeded him. But, this kind of king didn’t enjoy the same life style of European Aristocracy. His privileges were the way of regal costumes, personal weaponry, and just a simple golden stool where he was established. And, the paramount of his kingdom laid on the fact of that subjects seen him as mediator between the gods and people.

When this king died, he met St. Peter again. And, this was what he told him. “Sir, you didn’t concede me what I asked for the last time.”

“Oh no! I did,” St. Peter said hilariously. “In fact, you asked me to be a king, and you were a king.”

The man cried out furiously. “But, a king of European dynasty.”

“I see… But you asked just to be a king. The next time, when you ask, please be more specifically,” St. Peter said at last.