Important Questions for CBSE Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 1 - Three Questions

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Chapter 1- The Three Questions

Brief Look And Explanation 

This story is included in English Class 7 NCERT Syllabus Honeycomb. The 1st Chapter is, The Three Questions written by Leo Tolstoy. The protagonist of the story is a King whose quest is to always be successful in all his endeavours and never fail if he knew the answers to the three questions. The three questions he wanted to find the answers to lead a consistently successful life are as follows, 

1. What is the right time to begin something?

2. Which people should he listen to?

3. What is the most important thing for him to do as the king?

As this thought occurred to the King, he decided to find the answers by sending his messengers to the entire kingdom announcing rewards for whoever would give him the answer to the questions which he was very eager to find. 

Many learned men from his kingdom gathered before the king to answer his questions and predictably so all of them gave varied answers to the questions. For the 1st question, some said to decide the right time a time table of the year must be made and must be strictly followed, few said it was impossible to know what was to happen beforehand to decide what is the right time to start something and only a magician would be able to predict this. Others said the King should keep a council of wise men around at all times to decide the right time to begin something. For the 2nd question, the answers were equally varied, as they couldn’t agree who the King should listen to, whether it was his council members, priest, doctors, or warriors. And the 3rd question’s answers were no different as the men gathered stating answers that did not satisfy the king. 

To pursue his curiosity, the King decided to meet a hermit, who was a learned man that lived in solitude and only met people in need with not much background. So, the King left his horse outside with the bodyguards and dressed as a poor man entered the hermit’s place asking him questions he needed the answers for. To the King’s surprise, the hermit did not answer and went about doing his business by digging the land before him. And the King too helped him. 

The king still not finding any answers when the sun was setting was on his way out when a wounded man came running towards him. The king tended to his wounds with the help of the hermit and carried the wounded man inside the hut to give him proper rest. The king too was tired with his walk to the hermit’s hut and from all the work he had done during the day due to which he immediately fell asleep. 

The next morning when the king woke he found the wounded man beside him, now healed seeking forgiveness, the King who was alarmed said he had nothing to be forgiven for. Then the man revealed his true intentions saying, he only wanted to avenge the death of his brother who the King had once killed and seized their property. And when on his way to kill the king escaped the attack from the king’s bodyguards outside. He then thanked the king for saving his life even when he wanted to kill him and swore to serve him as a servant for the rest of his life. 

The king was really happy to make peace so easily and promised to return his property. He saw the hermit sowing seeds on the bed of the land he helped dig the previous day and once again begged the hermit to answer the three questions. When the hermit turned and said he already had the answers, "How answered? What do you mean?" asked the King, surprised.

"Do you not see," replied the hermit. "If you had not pitied my weakness yesterday, and had not dug these beds for me, but had gone your way, you would have been attacked and resented not staying here.”

“The most important time was when you helped me in digging and I was the most important man, and to do me good was the most important business. And when that man came here wounded, the important time was when you were tending to his wounds and help him heal, otherwise, he would have died without having made peace with you and you wouldn’t have a friend for life. So he was the most important man, and what you did for him was your most important business.

So, remember, there is only one time that is important, and that is NOW! It is the most important time because it is the only time when any of us has the power to act. The most necessary man is he with whom you are, for no one knows what the next moment holds and whether you meet anyone after. 

And the most important thing to do is, to do good because for that purpose alone was a man sent into this life!"

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Conclusion

It is indeed incredible how life takes us on a journey and teaches us lessons we never predicted the way we could learn them. The Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy is a reminder to celebrate and live in the “Now” as we have the resources and the power to act and do good to others which is the sole purpose of every man who has been sent here. It also emphasises the importance of living in the moment and creating moments of joy by doing good to others and living a successful life, in this already hectic and busy life where everybody is chasing their dreams to be the richest and wealthy instead of happy.