Little Kourosh, in the warm embrace of his family in Anshan, having achieved the initial samples of paper and made significant progress in designing his new script, knew that the time had come to plant the first seeds of his silent revolution in the heart of the kingdom of Anshan. As he had little time before his fifth birthday to prove himself and initiate great transformations, he, with full awareness and unparalleled wisdom, tried to teach these revolutionary innovations to his close relations discreetly and through childish games. On the small pieces of raw paper that he had produced with great effort in his solitude, he drew the simple symbols of the New Persian alphabet and, with childish curiosity and enthusiasm, asked his nurses and even his mother Mandane to repeat them, as if he were only seeking play and entertainment, saying nothing of his great, hidden purpose.
With unparalleled subtlety, he used games and riddles to teach the principles of the new script to those around him. For example, for each sound, he introduced a simple and learnable shape and, with constant repetition, engraved them in the minds of his companions, as if planting the seeds of knowledge in the fertile soil of their minds. Sometimes, Mandane or the nurses would be amazed at how this little child had invented these new signs and insisted on them with such passion, and they considered him a genius child endowed with Divine Glory. This method of teaching was both engaging for Kourosh and for those around him, who saw it merely as a clever and entertaining game from an extraordinary child, unaware that they were learning the alphabet of a great revolution that would transform the destiny of their land.
Alongside teaching the script, Kourosh also displayed his initial samples of paper. He knew well that the quality of these papers was still far from the modern papers of the twenty-first century; sometimes they were rough, sometimes stained, and sometimes they tore easily and had a peculiar smell. But these raw and rudimentary pieces, compared to the heavy and fragile clay tablets or the expensive and rare hides that were only accessible to a few nobles and priests, were a revolution in their own right. Kourosh carefully showed these pieces to Mandane and Cambyses and, with his shining eyes, emphasized their "softness" and "lightness," explaining their countless advantages in a simple and understandable language, as if these papers themselves were a miracle from Ahura Mazda.
His goal with these intelligent and calculated actions was to kill two birds with one stone; a strategy that had taken root in him since childhood and was preparing him for future leadership. On one hand, he wanted to prove his extraordinary intelligence and wisdom to his parents and the elders of Anshan and to gain their unconditional support for the future. The extraordinary and unusual intelligence of a child was an excellent way to attract attention, create a basis for accepting bigger ideas in the future, and reduce resistance to upcoming transformations. He knew that if he could present himself as a person with "Divine Glory" or a god-given genius, the opposition to his later reforms would decrease, and the path to realizing his dreams would be smoother.
On the other hand, by gradually introducing New Persian and paper on a small and secret scale in Anshan, Kourosh was laying the foundation for fundamental changes in the country's communication and knowledge system. He saw how even the few people around him who had learned the new script could write and read more easily and transmit information; a matter that had previously been the exclusive domain of scribes and priests. This small beginning was the harbinger of a great revolution in literacy and education that could be extended to all classes of society in the future, freeing knowledge from the monopoly of a few and making it flow like water among the people.
These first steps, despite Kourosh's young age, showed his iron will, strategic vision, and unparalleled foresight. He knew that every great revolution begins with small seeds and that every mighty tree hides its roots in the soil. The invention of a new language and the production of paper, together, provided two powerful wings for the flight of knowledge and culture in his future empire; wings that could lift this civilization to the peak of prosperity and immortalize its name in history.
These were tools that gave ordinary people the power to access information and provided the foundation for unprecedented growth and prosperity. In his mind, Kourosh pictured schools full of literate students writing on white leaves, and commands that reached the farthest corners in the blink of an eye. He knew that this silent revolution would gradually transform the social and economic structure of his land and prepare it for the great challenges of the future. He had come to believe that mass literacy not only leads to the welfare of the people but also strengthens the foundations of loyalty and national solidarity.