Анна Каренина

Chapter 12

           Andhereisamiracle,thesolemiraclepossible,continuallyexisting,surroundingmeonallsides,andInevernoticedit!

           “FyodorsaysthatKirillovlivesforhisbelly.That’scomprehensibleandrational.Allofusasrationalbeingscan’tdoanythingelsebutliveforourbelly.AndallofasuddenthesameFyodorsaysthatonemustn’tliveforone’sbelly,butmustlivefortruth,forGod,andatahintIunderstandhim!AndIandmillionsofmen,menwholivedagesagoandmenlivingnowpeasants,thepoorinspiritandthelearned,whohavethoughtandwrittenaboutit,intheirobscurewordssayingthesamethingweareallagreedaboutthisonething:whatwemustliveforandwhatisgood.Iandallmenhaveonlyonefirm,incontestable,clearknowledge,andthatknowledgecannotbeexplainedbythereasonitisoutsideit,andhasnocausesandcanhavenoeffects.

           “Ifgoodnesshascauses,itisnotgoodness;ifithaseffects,areward,itisnotgoodnesseither.Sogoodnessisoutsidethechainofcauseandeffect.

           “AndyetIknowit,andweallknowit.

           “Whatcouldbeagreatermiraclethanthat?

           “CanIhavefoundthesolutionofitall?canmysufferingsbeover?”thoughtLevin,stridingalongthedustyroad,notnoticingtheheatnorhisweariness,andexperiencingasenseofrelieffromprolongedsuffering.Thisfeelingwassodeliciousthatitseemedtohimincredible.Hewasbreathlesswithemotionandincapableofgoingfarther;heturnedofftheroadintotheforestandlaydownintheshadeofanaspenontheuncutgrass.

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