When he was in his final year at primary school, Esau was very prepared because over the years, he had polished his English by reading widely. This made Alfredo sure his son would come out with flying colours in the final examinations.
When these were over, Esau was sure he had done a good job. He waited for the results full of confidence.
He was now maturing into a fine young man who was tall and averagely built. He had taken active interest in debates and drama while at school. So impressed by his zeal in these extracurricular activities that the patron of the Drama and Club appointed Esau the chairman.
As he waited for the examination results, Esau now had time to relax and enjoy the comfort his home provided. He would sit in the evenings with his parents to watch the movies on TV or, if he was bored, go to the pictures in town.
Alfredo, however, advised him on the movies to watch. "Movies are good entertainment, but some movies are just too bad for young people like you. Some movies can turn good boys into reckless and immoral ones. So watch out; never watch blue movies or read pornographic materials!"
But whenever he saw his son bored as he sat in the house, Alfredo would tell him, "Go out and enjoy yourself, my son. Don't be a coach potato! You're only young once."
Esau, always obedient to his father, took his father's advice seriously. Hence, if he was not watching the kind of movies his father wanted to see, he spent the rest of his time reading the story books he picked in Alfredo's private study room.
At other times, he would go for a swim in the afternoons with his friends to enjoy the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. If he never felt like swimming, Esau would simply accompany his friends to the shored and watch them dive into the water and swim.
This gave him the opportunity to watch the German and Italian tourists in their bikinis; most of them accompanied by the male companions who often kissed them as they swam or played in the waters.
If there was anyone at peace with the world, it was Esau. He did very little work, making him long for more work.
But this was because he lived in comfort, a luxury zone that made him unaware of those who led miserable lives, which made them long for lesser work.
Esau was never told that his mother and twin brother lived hundreds of miles away in another country and a life of contrast. He had everything at his disposal, and everything seemed to be going well for him.
Young as he was, he never knew what it meant to sleep hungry or suffer discrimination at the hands of those who never liked you. Indeed, Esau's life was full of assumptions because he received everything on a silver plate courtesy of his rich parents who loved him as their only son but never told him of anyone else apart from themselves in his life.
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