Along time ago there lived a king who was in search of the secret of success. He thought if he could find out of the answers to three questions, he would discover this secret and would never fail. The questions were:
What is the most important time to start some work? What is the most important work to do? Who is the most important person?
The king asked his minister ti announce that whoever answered these questions, would get a reward of 5,000 gold coins, Many persons came but none gave the correct answers.
He, then called the wise and learned men of his country to his court. He discussed the problem with them of many days. They too, were not able to satisfy him because they could not see eye to eye with each other. If, some of them gave one answer, the others argued against it. A tone man advised one thing, the other would advise exactly the opposite. If one man came on with one suggestion, another would suggest something totally different. The king did not approve of their answers. There was a jungle at some distance from the capital. In this jungle, there lived an old and wise man, who was known as a saint. His fame had spread far and wide. The king had heard of him. He wanted to ask his advise. The trouble was that his man did not like the rich people. He did not want to mix with them, but he was friendly with the poor. At last , the king thought of a scheme to overcome the difficulty. He dressed himself in rags and set out to see the saint. He wanted to appear as a poor man. He told his servants, who were in attendance, to stay behind and went straight to the saint's.
