How much land does a man require tolstoy
... After reading Leo Tolstoy’s story: “How Much Land Does a Man Require? ... It likely could have been his karma for: firstly, being a greedy person, secondly making foolish decisions during his search for land, and lastly being interested only in himself and not others. ... He was very greedy, much more than people today. As soon as he heard about the Bashkir’s land he planned to “extort” it from them. ... Pokhom was only gracious to the Bashkir’s to get something out of it – land. When he bought his first piece of land, he only wanted more. When he purchased land from his neighbour, he still only wanted more.