My review on The Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy

I enjoy this story very much. Three questions is a beautiful story and enlightening at the

same time. An emperor philosophically existentialistic would greatly reward

whoever could best answer his three a la riddle questions: What is the best time to do

each thing? What are the most important people to work with? What is the most

important to do at all times? He rewards anyone who can answer his question, many

have tried, but he is unsatisfied with the answers. The emperor turned into a hermit

living in a far forest. As the emperor only saw the small forest of the forest, he ended up

realizing the answers based on his experience with the said hermit and a persecutor.

The emperor learned that: It is important to live in the present time, with whom the

people you are, and how to make them happy.

I like the ending of the story. It really tells the power of now. Sometimes we forget the

most important thing in our life is the present. Many times people look forward to the

future. We dream of it, plan on it and hope for it. But while we daydream about the

future, it's still a future that hasn't arrived yet. The only time we can do anything or

changes anything is in the present. Not only that, life works out better if you pay

attention to who you are with and know what you are doing at any given moment is the

most important thing to do right then.

I found a fascinating quote while doing this review.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift—-that is why they call

it present.