More than 2,000 years ago, he was born the tragic story of a jewelerwithin the framework of the War between Assyria and Damascus in Arab lands, a tragic and sublime love story that unfolded after the arrival of the King of Assyria in Damascus where King Rezin reigned, a man who had been widowed, and was characterized by to be fair, solitary, straight and honest, and that he jealously guarded his main treasure, his daughter named Faghira, whose beauty had never been seen by any man, according to her father.
However, these statements were not true, since Faghira often disguised herself as a peasant and, helped by her maids, escaped from the castle, to walk the streets of Damascus like any ordinary citizen, which she enjoyed a lot, since they always kept her locked up. and did not allow her to see any man.
The day came when the King of Assyria, a violent and arrogant man, full of hatred and desire for power, decided to invade Damascus, but as he had heard about the unparalleled beauty of princess Faghira, he proposed to the King Rezin to give him his daughter to be part of his harem, and in return he would not invade Damascus, which was not accepted by King Rezin, who was very concerned not only for his daughter, but for the future that awaited his son. kingdom.
One fine day, Princess Faghira decided to escape in the company of some of her maidens, who pleased her and supported her in her whims of going through the streets of Damascus in disguise. But, on that occasion they did not run with the same fate as other times and she was attacked by three foreigners, who shouted obscene words at her and seeing her great beauty, tried to abuse her, who began to scream along with her maids, asking for help from some good man, as required by the Koran, and if no one appeared she could be attacked and sullied by these violent men who humiliated her.
This is how a faithful soldier from Damascus appeared and killed one of the men, badly wounding the other two, remaining a hero in the eyes of the beautiful princess and her faithful maidens. But, not only was she pleasantly impressed, because this brave soldier was captivated by the beauty of the young woman, and took her to King Renzi, who was very upset and locked her up using seven padlocks, so that she would not be able to escape again.
After this tragic event, the soldier, supported by the princess’s maidens, sent Faghira poetry on parchment, which little by little made her fall in love, due to the beauty of his verses and the fine calligraphy of the beloved soldier.
Faghira, feeling powerless in the face of the confinement imposed by her father, and distressed by the imminent war that was about to begin, asked her maidens for help in making a shield for her beloved soldier, who would soon go to war with Assyria, asking them to They will bring him five things: a hammer, a sharp knife, a needle, a locksmith’s awl and a shield from the armory.
These objects were to make a shield with her hair to protect her beloved soldier from the attacks of the imminent war with Assyria, which was already a fact. She patiently worked the hard metal, hammering with the awl to open fine holes, through which she passed her fine gold-colored hair, with the help of a needle, in order to bring her beloved soldier a memory as a symbol of her true love, which They would defend forever.
Once her shield was finished, the maidens accompanied Princess Faghira on her journey to bring her beloved soldier the gift she had given him, sacrificing her long and beautiful hair that had not been cut for years, and filling her beautiful hands with cut and blood, which he gladly spilled to be able to make this magnificent gift in the name of love.
The meeting between the princess and her beloved soldier filled them with joy and sadness at the same time, because they said goodbye, promising that they would love each other forever, and that both would wait and look for each other wherever. Thus, Faghira gave the beloved soldier her shield with the strands of her golden hair, to protect him from her and so that he would always think of her.
The War between Assyria and Damascus ended, resulting in a brutal victory for the Assyrians, who annihilated the soldiers of King Rezin, who was killed, while Faghira was left for dead, however, her family managed to successfully hide her, accompanied as always by his faithful maidens.
The years passed slowly for Faghira, who no longer lived in Damascus, a kingdom that had been lost forever; living in poverty and working for food and a place to sleep; Locked in grief over her father’s death, the loss of her life of comfort and privilege, the only consolation she had left was to wait for news of her beloved soldier, but her hope was fading, because none of those who left to the battle never returned.
This is how, Faghira stopped waiting for her beloved soldier, and gave herself up to a lonely and sad life, dedicated to the embroidery of garments to be able to survive next to her faithful maidens. However, one day a messenger knocked on his door to deliver a «wooden jewelry box», a gift that had been sent to him from somewhere, and that had been made with fine goldsmith work, in which a beautiful lid stood out. embossed metal with strands of gold-colored hair. She soon realized that it was a part of the armory shield that she had made to give to her beloved soldier before she went off to war.
Still impressed with this wooden jewelry box, she opened it hoping that there would be jewels inside, but it was not like that, instead of jewels, there was a parchment in which she recognized the beautiful calligraphy and the sweet poetry of her beloved soldier, where he expressed » I have not died”, ““I have left for distant lands, with the intention of keeping my life and yours safe.”
In his letters, the soldier told Princess Faghira that her shield had protected him during the war and had saved his life a hundred times, so he kept her in mind every day. He also told her that the last time he fought in the war with Assyria, it had broken into 7 pieces; for which he used one of these pieces to make the beautiful cover of the jewelry box that she sent him as a symbol of her love and so that he would know that he was alive.
In turn, he expressed his great love and regret because he could not look for her yet, since the King of Assyria was still looking for them, so he asked for patience to wait for the moment to meet again. The princess wept with joy, and introduced the letters from her beloved, which contained the tragic story of a jeweler who represented love, hope and faith.
In this way, the months passed and Princess Faghira received different gifts from her lover, which she kept in the jewelry box, which became the repository of a tragic love story between a princess and a faithful soldier of the empire of Damascus, which for years was the Kingdom ruled by his father, King Renzil.
Therefore, the jewelery box became a very precious gift for the daughter of King Renzil, who did not want any man to see her great beauty. Thus, she kept the jewelry box with great zeal, which caught the attention of the owners of the house where they were living, who proposed to leave it for them in exchange for the rent they had to pay, to which the princess flatly refused; so she had to sleep on the street with her maids.
The life of the princess had changed a lot, and that jewelery box represented the hope of finding her lover and living happily, it contained her tragic story that she wanted to change for a story full of love and joy. However, her lover did not appear and one day when she received a gift of a small bronze elephant, she realized that it came from India, because of what she had observed in the manuscripts of the great library of King Rezin in the Palace. of Damascus.
Tired of waiting, she set out on her journey to Hindustan, a city located in northern India, where her lover was supposed to be, but had left days before she arrived. Thus, Faghira continued her course with no more luggage than her jewelry box, that jewelry box that represented a tragic story, whose objects were the symbol of a love that she might never enjoy, but that she was sure would be there until the day of her death.
In this way, the beautiful princess, spoiled by King Rezin, persecuted by the King of Assyria, and loved by a wandering soldier who was waiting for the moment to meet her, found in a jeweler the perfect place to keep her illusions and hopes, so he treasured it as the symbol of the great sacrifice of two lovers. However, on her trip to Hindustan she was forced to sell some of the gifts from her beloved, in order to survive and continue her journey in search of happiness.
The beautiful princess was left alone, homeless, without money, a situation that forced her to take refuge in a house where she washed dishes in exchange for food. One day, a messenger arrived from her and gave her a new clue, where she was told that her beloved was still alive, pending her and hoping to be together; so she took the jewelry box from her, and followed her lead, insisting on turning this tragic story into a beautiful love story; always filling her jewelry box with new illusions, faith and hopes.