It is obvious that we have been young. We weren't born old ! We have been a child , a boy , a youth , an adult , and finally an old man. Like everyone else. Our Lord the Creator made us like everyone else. Maybe you wish to know what kind of youth we were. Well we were a very serious, very diligent , very obedient youth.

What we were made to study did not seem enough and we wished to study further. We wanted to stay on at school after lessons were over. We were loath to amuse ourselves , to go riding , to play. We didn't want to waste time on games.

Even at the hardest , most painful moments , we have never regretted or cursed our fate. Never. And why should we have ? We were born of royal blood , authority is ours by right and since our Lord the Creator has deemed , we might serve our people as a father serves his son , being a monarch is a great joy to us. It's what we were born for and what we have always lived for.

Ethiopia has existed for 3000 years. In fact , it exists ever since the
first man appeared on earth. My dynasty has ruled since the queen of
Sheba met king Solomon and a son was born of their union. It is a
Dynasty that has gone thru the centuries and will go on for centuries
more.