The Testing of a Wizard - Viktor Gitin
VEDALIA – Well-done boy! I believed in you.
HERMIT – (Horrified) So that means, you betrayed Lizy?!
GELO – Why betrayed? It just turned out that way…
HERMIT – What do you mean, “Turned out that way”? You sold your love so that you could be a Wizard! How can you make all the people in the world happy, when you couldn’t even make your only loved one happy!
FISHERMAN – Don’t get upset, Gelo. In each relationship there is always one partner who is wrong. Believe you me, for a happy family love is important but not necessary. You can build a family on mutual respect and sympathy, or attachment.
QUEEN – From my experience I know, there is nothing good in marriage at all.
VEDALIA – The strongest families are those who are based on marriage of convenience. I can find you a quiet decent girl with a good dowry. And she will be good in bed too. Which is more important than so called “love”.
GELO – All of you leave me alone! I don’t need anybody apart from Lizy! I understood this when I was coming back. I understood my mistake. I shouldn’t have left her there. I will never forgive myself for my stupidity and…weakness. All the wealth and treasures of all the kingdoms in the world are not worth Lizy’s smile! Can you comprehend what it feels like to lose the love of your life?! You’re all so clever and self-assured, so persistent with your advice, and your knowledge of life. Can you feel what it’s like to dream of love, experience it and then reject it?! How and with what can you value and measure the horror and suffering of sacrificing the happiness of love? I pity you, even though you are so righteous and prudent. Because those who are unable to experience deep feelings, aren’t really living at all…they just exist as prisoners of rational illusions. They are unable of great feats, discoveries, and deeds. Their hearts lack fire, and their souls lack the freedom of flight. You want me to become like them?! But I don’t want to. I’m alive!
QUEEN – Fadrius, what is he talking about? And he is supposed to be the courts future Wizard? You didn’t teach him about life very well!
FADRIUS – It is impossible to teach one, how to live. Each person learns life by his or her's own experiences. In such hard matters you can only help someone through the trials and tribulations, which every one of us experiences in life.
HERMIT – I feel sorry for you, Gelo. All people make mistakes. The most important thing is to identify your mistake and correct it in time. You’re a Wizard. In your hands you have the MIRACLE. You can make any wish come true. But you will never be able to recreate a new genuine feeling of love. Pure and true love is only born once. And the rest are passion and lust…
GELO – You’re right my friend. Now I know the meaning of life: create kindness with love! But how can I do this when I left my love so far away… at the other side of the world, when I lost her by choosing duty and vocation. At first, I thought I had no other option. It turned out that Lizy should stay, and I would have to take the MIRACLE and follow my destiny. That was just a voice of reasoning. But my feelings were saying the opposite. And I didn’t hear them. Even if it looks like there aren’t any choices…there always are. I should have acted differently! And my great wish now is to correct my mistake and be with Lizy again. Only now do I realize what she means to me now that I’ve lost her. That’s why I have decided to use the MIRACLE to get her back.
VEDALIA – You’ve gone crazy! The MIRACLE will let you have only one wish.
FISHERMAN – I didn’t expect that.
QUEEN – You have no right! Fadrius tell him!
FADRIUS – Unfortunately my Queen, he has. He is the only one who has total power of the MIRACLE. We can only ask and persuade him. But the decision is his…
CANNIBAL – You wizards do everything so differently: everyone does what he wants. Where is your respect for your elders and those around you? You don’t care about the less fortunate people like me. You should be ashamed, Gelo! For the sake of your worthless love, you are willing to sacrifice helping us. You broke your promise, which you gave me in the forest.
VEDALIA – Come to your senses, Gelo. You are rejecting everything: power, strength, and magnitude, and for the sake of what? A silly young girl. It is not only egotistical but it’s stupid!
GELO – Between power and emotions – I choose emotions. Between magnitude and sincerity – I choose sincerity. Between strength and love – I choose love.
QUEEN – I don’t need subjects who forget about their Queen, and only think about themselves. I order that you and Lizy be banished from my kingdom.
GELO – (Sarcastic) I think Lizy and me will survive without you. But if Lizy and I lose each other then I doubt we will. (Addresses Hermit) I’m sorry I invited you here…
HERMIT – Nonsense! Let’s go and travel together. Just don’t listen to them. I like your decision. Now hurry up and return Lizy.
GELO – (Raises the MIRACLE high in the air) Miracle, I wish that Lizy was once again with me, right here, right now!
The gong sounds. Everybody is dumb-founded and looks at Gelo.
Suddenly Lizy walks on stage. She looks around with confusion.
Gelo runs towards her.
GELO – Lizy! I missed you so much.
LIZY – Gelo!
