'Three Questions — Leo Tolstoy' — Practice

Question 1

What were the three questions the king wanted answers to?

Accepted Answer

1) What is the right time to begin something? 2) Who are the most important people to listen to? 3) What is the most important thing to do?

Question 2

Explain the hermit's answers to the king's three questions.

Accepted Answer

The hermit showed that the most important time is NOW, because it is the only time we have power to act. The most important person is the one you are with at that moment. The most important thing is to do good to that person. He revealed this through the king's own actions -- helping the hermit dig and saving the wounded man.

Question 3

How did the king's enemy become his friend?

Accepted Answer

The wounded man was the king's enemy who had planned to kill him. When he was hurt, the king and hermit tended his wound and saved his life. Moved by this kindness, the enemy asked for forgiveness and became the king's loyal friend.

Question 4

What is the moral of the story 'Three Questions'?

Accepted Answer

The moral is to live with awareness and compassion -- focus on the present moment, value the person in front of you, and always do good.

Practice — 'Three Questions — Leo Tolstoy'

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