Most Important Person in the World

important person in the world these days.

telling you about myself for your own

good! So pay attention well! I started off

from very humble beginnings, but I was

determined to make something of myself,

anything to stop me. I built my way to the

top with a dream of conquering the

world. Believe it or not I continue to be

successful. Everyone knows my name and

matter what country or what part of the

world. They all know me. The truth is I

realize that from my political past and by

the empty nonsense I preach. Oh, I know

about money and I have more of it than

you could even imagine. In fact, it would

take days on end for me to even describe

how much I have, and I love to show it

off. But when it comes to matters of

domestic and foreign affairs I am pretty

lost without my close circle of advisers.

So how did I make a name for myself? I

had two primary tactics: The first thing I

did was to marry a beautiful foreigner. I

married for looks because I am a pretty

shallow person, and I know it looks good

for me to be seen in public with someone

pretty. The second thing I did was that I

never allowed or allow anyone or

anything to get in my way. In fact, I am

known to be ruthless, crass, and vulgar.

Dare to cross my path and you will feel

will hold nothing back from my foes or

from anyone who even has a hope of

vying for my power and prestige. You

enough for me to bulldoze my way to the

top, but it worked for me. I guess my

followers are pretty shallow too. I am

never bashful and I am not scared to do

radical things if I feel it is for the

betterment of my charges. In fact, I

would not hesitate to rid myself of an

entire nationality. It may sound radical

full backing. Whatever it takes! Who

me that you should know. Believe it or

not, although I look like your run of the

mill gentile, I have a Jewish child –

orthodox too. When the child was young

no one would have ever guessed it, but

the truth is stranger than fiction. And this

child is my pride and joy, perhaps my

successor one day. In closing I would just

reiterate that as long as you are on board

with me then life will be blissful, in fact it

will be a constant party. With me on top

there are no worries. And you can be sure

I will trump over all those who even try to

help me cruz to victory. No doubt you

know who I am, particularly now. From

India to Ethiopia they know me as Xerxes.

Perhaps you may know me as

Achashveirosh![1]

[1] When Vashti ranked out

Achashveirosh after he summoned her to

appear at the feast, she ranked him out,

referring to the fact that he was originally

man that her grandfather

Nebuchadnezzar was (Megillah 12b).

Vashti was a Babylonian, while

Achashveirosh was Persian, which meant

that she was a foreigner. Rav Yonason

Eibschutz explains that Darius,

the son of Esther, and, therefore, was a

full-fledged Jew.