A parable

[micki]

Today's chapter told a Tolstoy story about an emperor seeking answers to the questions what is the best time to do things, who are the most important people to do things with, and what is the most important thing to do. After receiving all sorts of conflicting answers, he goes to visit an old hermit who doesn't answer him, but is digging in the dirt. He helps the hermit, encounters a wounded man whose life he saves, and learns that the man was his enemy who came to kill him but had a change of heart due to his kindness. From this the hermit says the lesson is the most important time is now, the most important person is the one with you, and the most important thing to do is to help the person you are with.