Points to Ponder — Page 20
— 20 The Gatekeeper Tolstoy was a great writer from Russia who played a pivotal role in the propagation of Bolshevism after Lenin and Marx. His works have been translated in most of the languages of the world. Seven or eight generations ago, one of his grandfathers was the gatekeeper during the time of King Peter. One day the king was busy in some important task. He was devising a plan for the betterment of his people. He ordered Tolstoy not to allow anyone to enter the castle that day. He was afraid that if someone came in, his attention would be diverted and he would not be able to prepare his plan adequately. As soon as the king left, however, a prince arrived and wanted to enter the castle. Tolstoy spread his hands across saying , “Y ou cannot enter because the king has specifically ordered that no one should be allowed to enter. ” At that time, Russian law was not as fairly respected. Lords, dukes and members of the imperial household were thought to have a lot of rights. According to the prevalent tradition, no one could stop the prince from entering the castle.