This article examines the meaning of death and life through the life of Ivan Ilyich. Through the regrets and unhappiness the protagonist feels at the end of his life, it emphasizes the importance of finding meaning in our lives every day, and the need to pursue true happiness, not just success or external gratification. We all have many regrets in our lives. “I wish I had studied harder...
Despite the fact that death is a natural part of being human, we tend to shy away from it and consider it taboo. But when we face it and embrace it, we discover the true meaning of life. In Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilych, the fear and denial of death, and the process of accepting it, leads us to realize that life and death are connected. A society that doesn’t...
As we consider what I would do today if I were to die tomorrow, we explore how our instinct to fear and avoid death affects the way we live, and how we must consider not only well-being but also well-dying in order to truly live. Through the story of Ivan Ilyich, we examine the connection between death and life, and how facing death allows us to rediscover the meaning of life. I once...