The son of the king of the north could be a very good musician, but he decided to be a bad ruler.
A fantastic sentence. The ability to fit so much into just one sentence has my admiration. Especially as the wording that he "decided" to be a bad ruler makes the matter even more tangible and means that one has a certain freedom in their decisions, even if they are bound by an existing obligation.
The story also allows for the interpretation that brings to mind the well-known saying: "The first generation builds, the second manages and the third squanders."
Generations of parents and their children are familiar with the phenomenon that if the parents were particularly badly off, the children benefit from their efforts to make things better for themselves. If these children then do well and even better, they do little to ensure that the next generation benefits from this. It's an eternal game of change, it seems to me.
Welcome back and I am looking forward to read your texts again!
Thanks.
I wasn't sure about making the story on monarchs since there is a certain obligation to inherit the throne. So I'm glad you have picked up the part about freedom.
Thank you for providing an interpretation. I can see how you got there.
And thanks for stopping by.