The Scholar's Four Questions

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Value. Wisdom Once there was a great scholar. Everybody in the kingdom appreciated him because he was so learned. Unfortunately, in spite of his great learning, he had great pride.One day, the scholar put on a gold necklace and went to the palace of another king. He said, "Whoever can defeat me in wisdom will get this necklace. I challenge everybody !"All the scholars in that particular kingdom had heard about the scholar. They were afraid that they would lose. So they did not accept his challenge. The king was very sad that nobody had accepted the challenge.Finally, the court's