“The Three Hermits” – A Spiritual Short Story by Tolstoy, Part 1 of 2

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a master of realistic fiction who wrote the acclaimed novels. He won widespread praise for his exceptional understanding of human nature. His works and ideas about peace and fulfilment of God’s will, greatly influenced 20 th-century leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “The Three Hermits” is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy in 1885. A very interesting and funny legend about a Bishop who spends an entire day teaching three hermits how to say the “Lord’s Prayer,” only to discover that the three hermits have in fact gained....