What Man Lives For: Selected Moral Novels by Tolstoy
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In 1877, after writing "Anna Karenina", Tolstoy began to focus on exploring religious issues. He visited many churches and monasteries, talked with bishops, priests, monks and ascetics of all kinds, took part in the Moscow census, and read extensively on religion. After a period of thinking, he finally found a clear answer to the question he had been exploring for many years, which was his "religion of love" - Tolstoyism. Tolstoy believed that the meaning of life, the meaning of human life, lies in believing in and abiding by the original teachings of Christianity, that is, treating others with love, not only loving one's relatives and friends, but also loving everyone, including forgiving and loving one's enemies. After Tolstoy formed his "Tolstoyism", he created and adapted many novels and stories with obvious religious advice. These religious novels and stories are easy to understand, but the philosophy contained in them is profound and leaves people with unforgettable memories. Tolstoy used these stories with obvious morals to directly express one of his important ideas - the kingdom of heaven is not abstract, it exists in human friendship.
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