,8,?ree ,"qs,0 by ,leo ,tol/oy3 ,%ort
,/ory ,analysis
  ',?ree ,"qs,0 0 p5n$ by ! ,russian
writ] ,leo ,tol/oy & publi%$ 9 #ahhe4
,leo ,tol/oy wrote ! %ort /ory af he
"uw5t a moral crisis 9 8 life & !n turn$
to a m e?ical foll[+ ( ,*ri/'s t1*+s4 ,!
%ort /ory ,8,?ree ,"qs,0 is a p>abolic
,*ri/ian %ort /ory or fable : 4cusses
self-posses.n1 self-det]m9a;n1 &
self-transc5d;e 9 ! life ( a true foll[]
( ,jesus ,*ri/4 ,leo ,tol/oy wrote _m (
^! ,*ri/ian p>abolic %ort /ories af 8
moral crisis po/-#ahgj4 ,leo ,tol/oy is
3sid]$ ! grte/ ,russian writ] ( all "t1
& 8 "ws h be5 9flu5c+ _m r1d]s ov] !
ye>s all ov] ! _w4 ,! %ort /ory ,8,?ree
,"qs,0 c5t]s >.d ! ?ree basic "qs t "o
m/ foll[ to l1d a m e?ical life 9 keep+
) ,*ri/ian values1 especially ) ! !ology
( ,*ri/'s ,s]mon on ! ,m.t4 ,! ?ree "qs
>e3

_4 ,:5 0 ! "r "t to 2g9 any?+8
_4 ,:o 7 ! "r p 9 life to li/5 to8    #a
_4 ,& la/ly1 :at 0 ! mo/ important ?+ to
  d8

  ,all ^! "qs c 2 answ]$ if humans >e
receptive to o!r p & live 9 a commun;y (
p1ce & humble tol].e4 ,s* p live "o "d
at a "t & mo;t by mo;t1 mak+ ea* mo;t
c.t1 2c z ,tol/oy rep1t$ly 9dicates 9 ?
text1 "o % n"e pass ? way ag4 ,la/ly1 !
be/ way to b5efit \rvs & o!rs is by aim+
t[>ds ! gd 9 yrf & o!rs4 ,all ^! facts
may s.d simpli/ic1 b !y >e ! v t5ets on
: ,*ri/ian fai? & ,*ri/ian !ology >e
bas$4
  ,z /at$ e>li]1 ! /ory is p>abolic1
writt5 "s?+ l ! way ,"l ,jesus us$ to
cr1te wisdom /ories or p>ables to br+ \
an ab/ract idea to a li/5]4 ,p >e n us$
to compreh5d+ ab/ract id1s s qkly1 & s
,jesus kept on tell+ /ories to hi<li<t 8
c5tral t1*+s4 ,! /ory c5t]s on ?ree
rhetorical "qs2 h["e1 ^! h 3crete
answ]s1 z 4cuss$ fur!r 9 ! analysis4
,tol/oy writes simpli/ically1 alm l
,anton ,*ekhov b ) m dep?4            #b
  ,leo ,tol/oy's decl>a;ns 9 ! =m ( !
answ]s to ! ?ree "qs may seem a bit
f>-fet*$4 ,b !y 9directly *ronicle &
9dicate ! hidd5 ,pas.n1 ,d1?1 &
,resurrec;n ( ,\r ,"l ,jesus ,*ri/4
,h["e1 ! /ory />ts 9 ! =m ( a wisdom
p>able ": a k+ is 3templat+ & reflect+
on 8 life & mis.n t[>ds wisdom1 k1 &
self-transc5d;e4 ,he 3nects ) 8 hi<] 2+1
8 ,_s or ,s\l4 ,) ! cognitive analysis (
8 9tellect & willp[]1 he r1lizes t !
answ] to 8 transc5d;e lies 9 f9d+ \ !
answ] to 8 ?ree "qs4 ,x is he :o wi%es
to "k !3

_4 ,correct ,"t
_4 ,correct ,p
_4 ,correct ,act

  ,& all ^! ?ree1 he wi%es to "k n only
ab "o 9/.e 9 life b al = e 9dividual
situa;n he w f9d hmf 9 ! pres5t &
future4 ,he dcls a rew>d to any"o :o cd
answ] ^! ?ree "qs = hm b fails to get a
satisfactory answ]4 ,he fails to      #c
rcv a satisfactory answ] 2c ! p he 0
3sult+ 7 n liv+ z a commun;y1 7 divid$
9to too _m fac;ns1 _h preconceiv$ no;ns
ab ! "w+s ( ? _w1 7 too ov]confid5t ab
_! ignor.e1 & did n use ! %ort "t !y _h
9 ? _w ) _! tal5ts to make a di6];e4
,?us1 unlike ! ,k+1 !y 7 n on ! pa? to
self-transc5d;e1 f> f x4 ,!y 7 n ev5
receptive to ea* o!r4 ,9/1d ( im"p+
wisdom or at l1/ k to ! ,k+1 !y hi<li<t$
t !y 7 3fus$ ab life1 7
self-3tradictory1 7 n self-reflective1 &
7 9de$ ignorant 9 a matt] ( utmo/
import.e to 2 a gd human 2+ 9 life4
  ,! foll[+ 7 ! !ories !y came up )
reg>d+ ! ,8,?ree ,"qs,0 ask$ by !
self-possess$ ,k+3

_4 ,!y n"e 2liev$ 9 liv+ 9 ! mo;t or 9 !
  "h & n[4 ,!y lik$ wa/+ "t by mak+
  plans1 /rategies1 & "ttables t 7
  unpr$ictable & n"e fix$4 ,h[ c "o
  expect ! future "ttable to 2 fix$ :5 !
  future xf is dynamic & "e-*ang+8 ,s* p
  d n "w ,8sm>tly,0 b "w ,8= l;g      #d
  h\rs or excessively,0 on "s?+ t does n
  matt] 9 life1 ?9k+ t !y >e fulfill+ _!
  lives mis.n by 2+ ,8o3upi$'1 :5 !y >e
  m]e z ! ,p9k ,floyd classic s;g says
  ,- ,8ano!r brick 9 ! wall,04 ,mahatma
  ,g&hi1 ! ,"f ( ! ,9dian na;n1 0 v fond
  ( ? aspect ( ,leo ,tol/oy's e?ical
  ,*ri/ian;y : he summ>iz$ 9to 8 e?ical
  ,h9duism z ! fact t man is born _m "ts
  & "t & "t ag returns to ! e>? z a
  re9c>nat$ 2+1 t is ^? m5 :o foll[ !
  h]d4 ,b a grt s\l is born f ! womb (
  self-transc5d;e1 self-det]m9a;n1
  self-posses.n1 & self-3sci\s;s1 n"e to
  die ag4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr4 0 ano!r
  grt admir] ( ,leo ,tol/oy & adopt$
  ,tol/oy's non-viol5t !ories to 8
  non-viol5t mass move;ts4
_4 ,! p :o answ]$ ! ,k+ ?"\ t by ,8fill+
  "t,0 & n wa/+ any mo;t ( x 9 leisure1
  free-?9k+1 & self-reflec;n1 7 help;l
  to !mvs & ! _w4 ,h["e1 !y 7 no?+ b
  ,8timid "ts]v]s ( ! _w wait+ = _!
  d1?,04 ,!y fill _! "ds ) drudg]y &
  "!=e >e n capable ( 2+              #e
  self-possess$ or self-actualiz$4
_4 ,!y dep5d$ on o!rs & 7 try+ to make !
  ,k+ dep5d5t hmf4 ,no "o %d take away a
  p]son's 9dep5d;e at any co/4 ,to su7e/
  to ! ,k+ t he %d 3sult a ,c\ncil (
  ,wise m5 = 8 ,8,?ree ,"qs,0 is
  ridicul\s 9 e?ical ,*ri/ian;y 2c ! be/
  way to f9d a solu;n to a problem t
  >ises f )9 y is by look+ )9 yrf & do+
  "s s\l se>*+ & 2com+ self-actualiz$4
  ,rememb]1 ,*ri/ian !ology t1*es t !
  human 2+ is ! microcosm ( ! univ]se4
  ,we >e n w1k :5 we look )92 we >e \r
  /r;ge/4
_4 ,!y 7 sup]/iti\s & try+ to get ! ,k+
  to associate ) ,magicians4 ,!y %[$
  !mvs to 2 p>adoxes ( nature1
  especially :5 !y /at$ t 2f "o %d "k
  :at ?+ he _h to d1 he m/ see ! 3sequ;e
  ( t act4 ,?us1 ,leo ,tol/oy debunks
  soo?say]s1 =tune tell]s1 & %amans :o
  try to div9e ! future = ! sup]/iti\s &
  gullible4
_4 ,3c]n+ ! p to 2 3sult$ z nec1 !
  advisors ref]r$ to p ( a hi<]       #f
  /atus 9 ! society l ! religi\s prie/s1
  w>riors1 doctors1 & c\rt c\ncillors4
  ,b we m/ r1lize t a p]son's wor? is n
  def9$ by 8 social /&+ 9 society or
  cl\t4
_4 ,simil>ly1 ! advisors /at$ t sci;e1
  w>f>e1 & religi\s wor%ip 7 prim>y =
  bett];t1 : is wr;g4 ,n"o ( ! abv c
  solve ! _w's r1l issues2 !y c only
  divide ! _w & make x m frag;t$4 ,)
  reg>d to te*nology1 w>1 & religi\s
  9tol].e1 we c see t w> has n"e l$ to
  complete p1ce 9 ! _w4

  ,! ,k+ is "rly 4satisfi$ by _! answ]s
& seeks ! advice & c\nsel ( a reclusive
h]mit liv+ 9 ! woods fam$ = 8 wisdom4 ,?
h]mit repres5ts ei a prophet or ,god hmf
:o is alw ,8di7+,0 = new ways to 5t] & 2
a "p ( human life4 ,l ! h]mit1 he is
pati5t1 "u/&+1 & brimm+ ) tranquill;y4
,! h]mit does n answ] ! ,k+ :5 ! ?ree
"qs >e ask$4 ,9/1d1 he goes on di7+4 ,he
is di7+ & fa%ion+ ! s\l ( ,*ri/ or ! s\l
( humans 9 : he plans to s[ ! se$ (   #g
! ,8,^w,01 : revitalizes life & trans=ms
a d1? l ,*ri/ 9to a resurrec;n t c *ange
! lives ( millions & billions4
  ,! answ]s to ! "qs ( ! ,k+ >e evid5t
to ! h]mit1 b he wants ! ,k+ to f9d \ !
answ]s hmf by analyz+ ! ev5ts ( 8 life 9
! "r 3text4 ,! 9troduc;n ( ! w.d$ man is
dramatic & hei<t5s ! t5.n & ac;n 9 !
%ort /ory4 ,2+ k9d1 noble1 humble1 &
r1dy to s]ve o!rs1 ! ,k+ m9i/]s to !
w.d$ man1 : 0 n :at he %d h d"o 9 a
temporal "u/&+ ( ! matt]4 ,? is 2c !
w.d$ man 0 a secret 5emy ( ! ,k+ :o _h
come to ! h]mit's qu>t]s to assass9ate
hm4 ,9 ! b>ga91 he 0 alm 4emb[ell$ & wd
h bl$ to d1? if n = ! ,k+4
  ,": ! 5try ( ! assass9 is 3c]n$1 !
foll[+ po9ts >e symbolically 9dicat$1 :
=ms a l>ge "p ( ! ,*ri/ian moral !ology
( ,leo ,tol/oy3

_4 ,! assass9 0 l ano!r human s\l s9n+ b
  is sav$ by ! m9i/ra;ns ( ,*ri/ "? !
  ,d1? & ,resurrec;n ( ! ,"l ,jesus4
_4 ,x 0 ! assass9 :o _h to die1 b     #h
  9/1d1 only 8 s9 di$1 & ! be/ way to
  kill a s9;l p]son is by mak+ hm a
  sa9t4 ,": ,*ri/ 9 ! =m ( ! ,k+ is
  3c]n$1 by 8 self.s ac;n he
  symbolically 5act$ ! truly e?ical &
  humble 3secra;n ( ! body & s\l (
  ,*ri/4
_4 ,l a s9n] or 2liev] 9 ,*ri/ian;y at !
  ,resurrec;n ( 8 s\l or ,*ri/1 !
  assass9 is grant$ et]nal wisdom &
  5li<t5;t & et]nal life & ="e ad"hs to
  ! ^w ( ,*ri/4 ,! kill] dcls t z an
  5slav$ p]son1 he w n[ s]ve ! ,k+ = !
  re/ ( 8 life1 & s w 8 sons4
_4 ,"? ! d1? & ris+ ( ,*ri/1 s9n]s >e
  sav$ f ! fell clut* ( d1?4 ,s* s\ls w
  n"e 2 ! same once t\*$ ) ! r1l;y ( !
  ,gospel4

  ,! h]mit dcls to ! ,k+ t 8 ?ree "qs h
be5 solv$4 ,! h]mit uses ! analogies ( !
,k+ s]v+ f/ hm by di7+ & !n ! assass9 9
8 desp]a;n4 ,! se$s ( ! ,gospel c 2 s[n
9 ! same way ! h]mit plant$ se$s 9 ! two
b$s ( soil dug up by ! ,k+ !          #i
previ\s "d4 ,n[ is ! "t ( ! spr1d+ (
,god's ^w4 ,x has 2come a mov+ =ce 9 !
life ( ! ,k+ & is ?us ! fruit ( !
positive "w+s ( ,*ri/ 9 ! life ( ! ,k+4
,! two soil b$s dug up by ! ,k+ 9dicate
,gd ,fri"d :5 ,*ri/ 0 crucifi$ & !n
,holy ,satur"d :5 he rose f ! d1d1 giv+
p ,8new life,04
  ,?us1 ! h]mit dcls t ! answ]s to !
?ree "qs >e z foll[s3

_4 ,self-posses.n & ,self-3sci\s;s3
  ,liv+ 9 ! "h & ! n[ by 2+ aw>e ( \r
  ne$s &1 m importantly1 ! ne$s ( o!rs =
  ! gd ( humank9d & \r bro!r4
_4 ,self-,communion3 ,? is 2+ receptive
  to o!rs' ne$s & s]v+ ! p 9 communion1
  : "ws l a loop2 ! communion f y goes
  to !m1 !n goes to ,god1 :o is !
  ,ultimate ,gd;s1 & !n comes back to y4
  ,b ? is only possible :5 y de-reflect
  on yrf & "w = ! gd ( o!rs 9 ! pres5t
  mo;t4
_4 ,self-,det]m9a;n3 ,s]v+ ! o!r p]son 9
  all gd;s & z a m1ns to a gd        #aj
  makes a p]son self-det]m9$ or
  self-actualiz$4 ,? is 2c he !n "ks !
  "r ?+ to d 9 a giv5 situa;n4

  ,^! ?ree answ]s trans=m ! p]son1 giv+
hm wisdom & new life & n m]e k4 ,?us1 9
,leo ,tol/oy's eyes1 s* a p]son fulfils
8 duties 9 ? _w & !n c self-transc5d4 ,!
/ory 5ds ) a focus on liv+ 9 ! mo;t or !
"h & n[ 2c respect = "t is "s?+ t mo/ p
d n "k h[ to a3ompli%4 ,? 0 especially
true 9 ! em]g+ new ,russia ( ,leo
,tol/oy's "t :5 p 7 n liv+ 9 ! pres5t &
7 n s]v+ ! ne$s ( ! agricultural poor1 !
m>g9aliz$1 & ! w1k4
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