痛苦证明活着，为人必须慈悲
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2024-09-08 00:00
越南
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The man you see in this photo is not a poor man, nor a beggar or a homeless person. This man is Leo Tolstoy: one of the giants of Russian literature, everyone knows his name, few know the extraordinary story behind this photograph!..When he was fifty, Tolstoy fell into depression. Day by day, his sadness increased, for no reason. Tolstoy was a count, he was one of the richest men in his country, he was famous throughout the world. Yet he was unhappy. “Money was nothing, power was nothing. Many were seen who had both one and the other and were unhappy. Even health didn't matter much; there were sick people full of the desire to live, and there were healthy people who withered in anguish from the fear of suffering.”One day he saw an orphan along Afanasyevsky alley, and moved with compassion, he took him home with him. And for the first time in a long time, he felt good again. He forgot about himself, about his problems, about his sadness. From that moment Tolstoy renounced his gentleman's clothes, luxury, and privileges and began to lead a simple life, giving away what he possessed to those in need.“Don't talk to me about religion, about charity, about love,” he used to say, “but show me the religion in your actions.” Tolstoy was also the first theorist of non-violence, he preached brotherhood between peoples and his ideas inspired another great figure of the twentieth century, Mahatma Gandhi. Until the day of his death, he continued to help others, which is why many said he was crazy. In a world where he only counts having, possessing things and even people, where everyone wants to take but no one knows how to give, Tolstoy seemed crazy.One day an old friend of his, who, unlike Tolstoy, lived in comfort and luxury, said to him: “What's the point of doing all this? What do you care about others? You should think about yourself.” To which Tolstoy replied: “If you feel pain, you are alive, but if you feel the pain of others, you are human.”
