The Two Pilgrims

Tolstoy’s tale "The Two Pilgrims" describes two Russians on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, eager to attend the solemn Easter festivities. One pilgrim was so focused on reaching the destination that he ignored everything else.

The other pilgrim, however, stopped frequently to help those in need and spent so much time and resources along the way that he never arrived in Jerusalem.

Yet, he received something divine that the first pilgrim missed, and he…