Function of maieutics of Christian motive in "The head-gardener's story" by A.P. Chekhov

In the Chekhov story, the Christian motive fulfills the Mayevtic function: it primarily poses a problem without imposing any final decision on the reader. Readers should solve the problem. Chekhov's text does not so much proclaim love for the enemy as it reveals the lack of love for one's neighbor in people's relations.