Война и мир

Chapter 12

           Whatconvincesiswhenoneseesabeingdeartoone,boundupwithone’sownlife,beforewhomonewastoblameandhadhopedtomakeitright”(PrinceAndrew’svoicetrembledandheturnedaway),“andsuddenlythatbeingisseizedwithpain,suffers,andceasestoexist....Why?Itcannotbethatthereisnoanswer.AndIbelievethereis....That’swhatconvinces,thatiswhathasconvincedme,”saidPrinceAndrew.

           “Yes,yes,ofcourse,”saidPierre,“isn’tthatwhatI’msaying?”

           “No.AllIsayisthatitisnotargumentthatconvincesmeofthenecessityofafuturelife,butthis:whenyougohandinhandwithsomeoneandallatoncethatpersonvanishesthere,intonowhere,andyouyourselfareleftfacingthatabyss,andlookin.AndIhavelookedin....”

           “Well,that’sitthen!YouknowthatthereisathereandthereisaSomeone?Thereisthefuturelife.TheSomeoneis—God.”

           PrinceAndrewdidnotreply.Thecarriageandhorseshadlongsincebeentakenoff,ontothefartherbank,andreharnessed.Thesunhadsunkhalfbelowthehorizonandaneveningfrostwasstarringthepuddlesneartheferry,butPierreandAndrew,totheastonishmentofthefootmen,coachmen,andferrymen,stillstoodontheraftandtalked.

           “IfthereisaGodandfuturelife,thereistruthandgood,andman’shighesthappinessconsistsinstrivingtoattainthem.Wemustlive,wemustlove,andwemustbelievethatwelivenotonlytodayonthisscrapofearth,buthavelivedandshallliveforever,there,intheWhole,”saidPierre,andhepointedtothesky

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