The king asked the hermit three questions: what is the right time to begin something, which people should he listen to, and what is the most important thing for him to do. The hermit responded that the right time is now, as that is the only time one has power. The most necessary person is the one you are with at present, since the future is unknown. The most important task is to do good to that person, as that is the sole purpose for which one was sent to the world.

2. Characters:
King
 Messengers
 Courtiers
 Hermit
 Bodyguard
 King’s Enemy
 Ministers
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12. So, what were the three
questions?
These three things were:
 What is the right time to begin
something?
 Which people should he listen
to?
 What is the most important thing
for him to do?


13. The hermit’s answers
 The
most important time is
the time ‘NOW’ because it is
the only time we have any
power to ac

14. 
“The most necessary person is
the person you are with at a
particular moment, for no one
knows what will happen in the
future and whether we will meet
anyone else.

15.  The
most important business
is to do that person good,
because we were sent into
this world for that purpose
alone.