Question

pls tell me the summary of the three questions by Leo Tolstoy

Answer 1

There was this certain king who believed that he would not fail if he knew what was the right time for every action, who were the right people to be with and what was the most important thing to do. Until he proclaimed that he would give a great reward to the person who can answer his three questions.

Alot of  learned men went for their answers. Unfortunately, their answers did not satisfy the king. So the king decided to consult a wise hermit. He saw the hermit digging the ground and out of compassion, he did it for the hermit. He kept on asking the three questions but the hermit also kept silent. Until hours passed and it was already sunset.

The hermit saw a bearded man running and his hands on his stomach. He was wounded and dying; the hermit told the king about it and they helped the bearded man.

The next day, the king woke up and the bearded man saw him and apologize to him. He admit that he was an enemy of the king. The bearded man said that he heard about the king going to the hermit so he tried to kill him when he was in his way back home but he failed.

The king asked the hermit once again then in every question, he answered:

1. Now is the time to do every action because now is the only time that we have power.

2. The right person is who are you with.

3. The most important thing to do is to do good for the person you are with.