God Sees The Truth

But Waits… |Leo Tolstoy

Presented by: Mardiyatul Maula

Main Characters• Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov• Makar Semyonich• Ivan Aksionov’s wife

Once there lived a young merchant named Ivan Dmitri Aksenov with his family in the land of

Vladimir, he went for his spree while his wife had bad dream of it.

In his journey , he met another merchant and they decide to take a rest a moment in an inn.

Along the way of his journey, two soldiers in a troika stopped him, and began asking questions, for the merchant he met halfway on his travel was found dead. Since all evidences of the crime are pointing

Aksenov guilty he was imprisoned.

He struggled to get the petition from the tsar, but got nothing. There he had suffered a lot.

26 years in prison made Aksenov a well grounded and God-fearing man. In spite the fact that his family has completely

forgotten him, he still serves as a “Grandpa” to the other prisoners. Then came a new prisoner named Makar Semyonich.

Then came a new prisoner named Makar Semyonich.

Makar Semyonich confessed that he was the real murder of the merchant.

Night fell and Makar went to Ivan. He thanked him and felt sorry for what he had done to him a long time ago that made Ivan suffer for all this years. He sobbed as well as Ivan and said that the Lord will forgive you.

When the order for his release came, Aksionov was already dead.

Moral Lesson

• We just have to wait for the right time to realize what God plans for us in the end. His plan is not to make us hurt but he wants to teach us about values in life.

• Not being stubborn, we should listen what other had advised us. Their advice may become something very crucial

• Say honestly although it is hard fact

Matur sembah Nuwun ^_^