Excerpt 1:
We live in this world with absurd belief that we are the masters of life and live for happiness. This is obviously absurd. You know, since we were sent to this world, it was out of someone's will, in order to achieve a certain purpose. But we come to the conclusion that we live only for our own happiness. Obviously, we will not come to a good end, just like gardeners who don't carry out their will. The will of the Lord is reflected in those commandments. As long as people abide by these commandments, heaven will be built on the earth and people will get supreme happiness.
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Note: This is what Nekhludoff realized when he reached the threshold of a new life. The story of the gardener in the article is quoted from the Bible. My suggestion: read Resurrection slowly, savor the wisdom of life slowly, and you will feel reborn after reading it.
Excerpt 2:
At that time, he was an honest, self-sacrificing young man, ready to devote himself to all good undertakings. Now he has become a bohemian, out-and-out egoist who only loves himself for pleasure. At that time, he felt that the world was a secret, and he tried his best to solve it with joy and passion. Now he feels that everything in reality is simple and clear, and everything is determined by the real environment in which he lives. At that time, he thought it was necessary and important to get in touch with nature and predecessors (such as philosophy and poetry) who had lived, thought and contacted, but now he thinks it is necessary and important to communicate with colleagues because there are artificial rules and regulations. At that time, women were mysterious and charming just because mystery was a fascinating creation; Now, except for the wives of family and friends, the role of all women is clear: women are the best enjoyment tools he has ever tried. At that time, he didn't want money, and his mother didn't even need a third of it. He can give up the land under his father's name and give it to the tenants. Now his mother gives him 1500 rubles a month, which is not enough for him at all. He had several unpleasant conversations with his mother for money. At that time, he thought that spiritual talents were the real me; Now he thinks I'm strong, energetic and animal.
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Note: I appreciate the sentence in the second paragraph very much, and think that people's life is actually spent in the struggle and confrontation between good and evil! ~~!
Excerpt 3:
It suddenly dawned on him that his hatred for people recently, especially for Duke, Sophia, Missy and Kornei today, was actually hatred for himself. Strange to say, this feeling of confessing your meanness is not only pain, but also happiness and peace of mind.
More than once in Nekhludoff's life, what he called "sweeping the soul" happened. His so-called soul cleansing refers to such a state of mind: often after a long time, he suddenly feels that his inner life has been exhausted, and sometimes even stopped, and began to clear away all the garbage accumulated in his soul and the reasons for this pause.
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Since then, he has not cleaned his soul for a long time, so he has never been so dirty, and there has never been such a disharmony between what his conscience requires and the life he leads. When he saw the gap, he couldn't help but jump.
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Note: I think it is very beneficial to do a "soul cleaning" every once in a while. It can make you wake up and respect yourself, and at the same time make your life goals clearer and your thinking clearer.
Excerpt 4:
This series of terrible changes happened to him only because he no longer believed in himself and turned to others. As for the reason why he no longer believes in himself, but believes in others, because if he believes in himself, life will become too difficult: believing in himself means that he can't consider pursuing a relaxed and happy physical self when dealing with various problems, and almost always opposes him; Trusting others means that you don't have to deal with any problems, all problems are solved, and the principle of solving problems never considers the spiritual self, only the physical self. Besides, if he believes in himself, he will always be accused, but if he believes in others, he will win the praise of people around him.
Excerpt 5:
Nekhludoff was disappointed, but he was also glad that Maslova had found his own happiness. However, Nekhludoff was distressed by what he had seen and heard in recent months. He felt that he could not solve all kinds of evils in social reality. Later, he found the answer in the Bible: people should not hate their enemies, but love them.