,LETT]S TO ,HIS ,SON 

#ahh 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,LETT] _?#a 

,I HAD JU/ WRITT5 Y\1 MY DE> FRI5D ,ILYA1 A LETT] ?AT WAS TRUE TO MY [N FEEL+S1 BUT1 ,I AM AFRAID1 UNJU/1 & ,I AM NOT S5D+ IT4  ,I SAID UNPLEASANT ?+S 9 IT1 BUT ,I HAVE NO RI<T TO DO SO4  ,I DO NOT KN[ Y\ AS ,I %\LD LIKE TO & AS ,I \<T TO KN[ Y\4  ,?AT IS MY FAULT4  ,& ,I WI% TO REM$Y IT4  ,I KN[ MU* 9 Y\ ?AT ,I DO NOT LIKE1 BUT ,I DO NOT KN[ EV]Y?+4 ,AS = Y\R PROPOS$ J\RNEY HOME1 ,I ?9K ?AT 9 Y\R POSITION ( /UD5T1 NOT ONLY /UD5T ( A GYMNASE1 BUT AT ! AGE ( /UDY1 IT IS BETT] TO GAD AB\T AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE2 MOREOV]1 ALL USELESS EXP5DITURE ( MONEY ?AT Y\ CAN EASILY REFRA9 FROM IS IMMORAL1 9 MY OP9ION1 & 9 Y\RS1 TOO1 IF Y\ ONLY CONSID] IT4 ,IF Y\ COME1 ,I %ALL BE GLAD = MY [N SAKE1 SO LONG AS Y\ >E 
NOT 9SEP>ABLE FROM ,G----4 

,DO AS Y\ ?9K BE/4  ,BUT Y\ MU/ WORK1 BO? ) Y\R HEAD1 ?9K+ & READ+1 & ) Y\R HE>T2 ?AT IS1 F9D \T = Y\RSELF :AT IS REALLY GOOD & :AT IS BAD1 AL?\< IT SEEMS TO BE GOOD4  ,I KISS Y\4 

,L4T4,LETT] _?#b 

,DE> ,FRI5D ,ILYA3 

,!RE IS ALWAYS SOMEBODY OR SOME?+ ?AT PREV5TS ME FROM 
ANSW]+ Y\R TWO LETT]S1 :I* >E IMPORTANT & DE> TO ME1 
ESPECIALLY ! LA/4  ,FIR/ IT WAS ,BATURL91  !N 
BAD HEAL?1 9SOMNIA1 !N ! >RIVAL ( ,D----1 ! FRI5D ( 
,H---- ?AT ,I WROTE Y\ AB\T4  ,HE IS SITT+ AT TEA TALK+ TO ! 
LADIES1 NEI!R UND]/&+ ! O!R2 SO ,I LEFT !M1 & WANT 
TO WRITE :AT LITTLE ,I CAN ( ALL ?AT ,I ?9K AB\T Y\4 

,EV5 SUPPOS+ ?AT ,S---- ,A---- DEM&S TOO MU* ( Y\1.<#a.> !RE IS NO H>M 9 WAIT+2 ESPECIALLY FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( =TIFY+ Y\R OP9IONS1 Y\R FAI?4  ,?AT IS ! ONE IMPORTANT 
?+4  ,IF Y\ DON'T1 IT IS A FE>FUL DISA/] TO PUT (F FROM ONE %ORE & NOT REA* ! O!R4 

,! ONE %ORE IS AN HONE/ & GOOD LIFE1 = Y\R [N DELI<T 
& ! PR(IT ( O!RS4  ,BUT !RE IS A BAD LIFE1 TOO--A LIFE SO 
SUG>$1 SO COMMON TO ALL1 ?AT IF Y\ FOLL[ IT1 Y\ DO NOT NOTICE 
?AT IT IS A BAD LIFE1 & SUFF] ONLY 9 Y\R CONSCI5CE1 IF Y\ 
HAVE ONE2 BUT IF Y\ LEAVE IT1 & DO NOT REA* ! REAL %ORE1 Y\ 
WILL BE MADE MIS]ABLE BY SOLITUDE & BY ! REPROA* ( HAV+ 
DES]T$ Y\R FELL[S1 & Y\ WILL BE A%AM$4   

,9 %ORT1 ,I WANT TO SAY ?AT IT IS \T ( ! QUE/ION TO WANT TO BE RA!R GOOD2 IT 
IS \T ( ! QUE/ION TO JUMP 9TO ! WAT] UNLESS Y\ KN[ H[ TO SWIM4  ,ONE MU/ BE TRU?FUL & WI% TO BE GOOD ) ALL ONE'S MI<T1 TOO4  ,DO Y\ FEEL ?IS 9 Y\8  ,! DRIFT ( :AT ,I SAY IS ?AT WE ALL KN[ :AT ,PR9CESS ,M>YA ,ALEXEVNA'S.<#b.> V]DICT AB\T Y\R M>RIAGE W\LD BE3 ?AT IF Y\NG PEOPLE M>RY )\T A SUFFICI5T =TUNE1 IT MEANS 
*ILDR51 POV]TY1 GETT+ TIR$ ( EA* O!R 9 A YE> OR TWO2 9 T5 YE>S1 QU>RELS1 WANT--HELL4  ,& 9 ALL ?IS ,PR9CESS ,M>YA ,ALEXEVNA IS P]FECTLY RI<T & PLAYS ! 
TRUE PROPHET1 UNLESS !SE Y\NG PEOPLE :O >E GETT+ M>RI$ HAVE ANO!R PURPOSE1 !IR ONE & ONLY ONE1 UNKN[N TO ,PR9CESS ,M>YA ,ALEXEVNA1 & ?AT NOT A BRA9I% PURPOSE1 NOT ONE RECOGNIZ$ BY ! 9TELLECT1 BUT ONE ?AT GIVES LIFE ITS COLOR & ! ATTA9M5T ( :I* IS MORE MOV+ ?AN ANY O!R4  ,IF Y\ HAVE ?IS1 GOOD2 M>RY AT ONCE1 & GIVE ! LIE TO ,PR9CESS ,M>YA ,ALEXEVNA4  ,IF NOT1 IT IS A HUNDR$ TO ONE ?AT Y\R M>RIAGE WILL LEAD TO NO?+ BUT MIS]Y4  

,I AM SPEAK+ TO Y\ FROM ! BOTTOM ( MY HE>T4 ,RECEIVE MY WORDS 9TO ! BOTTOM ( Y\RS1 & WEI< !M WELL4 

,BESIDES LOVE = Y\ AS A SON1 ,I HAVE LOVE = Y\ ALSO AS A MAN /&+ AT ! CROSS-WAYS4   

,I KISS Y\ & ,LYOLYA & ,NOLET*KA & ,S]YOZHA1 IF HE IS BACK4  ,WE >E ALL ALIVE & WELL4 

,FOOTNOTES 
8 ,ILIA HAD WRITT5 TO HIS FA!R1 EXPLA9+ ?AT HIS FIANCEE'S 
MO!R W\LD NOT LET !M M>RY = TWO YE>S4 

8 ,TOL/OY WAS FOND ( MAK+ A REF]5CE TO A *>ACT]1 ,M>YA ,ALEXEVNA1 9 A COMIC WORK BY ,GRIBOYEH( 

,LETT] _?#c 

,Y\R LETT] TO ,TANYA HAS >RIV$1 MY DE> FRI5D 
,ILYA1 & ,I SEE ?AT Y\ >E /ILL ADVANC+ T[>D ?AT 
PURPOSE :I* Y\ SET UP = Y\RSELF2 & ,I WANT TO WRITE TO Y\ 
& TO H]--= NO D\BT Y\ TELL H] EV]Y?+--:AT ,I ?9K 
AB\T IT4  ,WELL1 ,I ?9K AB\T IT A GREAT DEAL1 ) JOY & ) 
FE> MIX$4  ,?IS IS :AT ,I ?9K4  ,IF ONE M>RIES 9 ORD] TO 
5JOY ONESELF MORE1 NO GOOD WILL EV] COME ( IT4  ,TO SET UP AS 
ONE'S MA9 OBJECT1 \/+ EV]Y?+ ELSE1 M>RIAGE1 UNION ) 
! BE+ Y\ LOVE1 IS A GREAT MI/AKE4  ,& AN OBVI\S ONE1 IF Y\ 
?9K AB\T IT4  ,OBJECT1 M>RIAGE4  ,WELL1 Y\ M>RY2 & :AT !N8 
,IF Y\ HAD NO O!R OBJECT 9 LIFE BE=E Y\R M>RIAGE1 IT WILL BE 
TWICE AS H>D TO F9D ONE4 

,AS A RULE1 PEOPLE :O >E GETT+ M>RI$ COMPLETELY =GET 
?IS4 

,SO MANY JOYFUL EV5TS AWAIT !M 9 ! FUTURE1 9 W$LOCK & 
! >RIVAL ( *ILDR51 ?AT ?OSE EV5TS SEEM TO CON/ITUTE LIFE 
ITSELF4  ,BUT ?IS IS 9DE$ A DANG]\S ILLUSION4 

,IF P>5TS M]ELY LIVE FROM DAY TO DAY1 BEGETT+ *ILDR51 
& HAVE NO PURPOSE 9 LIFE1 !Y >E ONLY PUTT+ (F ! QUE/ION 
( ! PURPOSE ( LIFE & ?AT PUNI%M5T :I* IS ALLOTT$ TO 
PEOPLE :O LIVE )\T KN[+ :Y2 !Y >E ONLY PUTT+ IT (F 
& NOT ESCAP+ IT1 BECAUSE !Y WILL HAVE TO BR+ UP !IR 
*ILDR5 & GUIDE !IR /EPS1 BUT !Y WILL HAVE NO?+ TO GUIDE 
!M BY4  ,& !N ! P>5TS LOSE !IR HUMAN QUALITIES & ! 
HAPP9ESS :I* DEP5DS ON ! POSSESSION ( !M1 & TURN 9TO 
M]E BRE$+ CATTLE4 

,?AT IS :Y ,I SAY ?AT PEOPLE :O >E PROPOS+ TO M>RY 
BECAUSE !IR LIFE ,S,E,E,M,S TO !M TO BE FULL MU/ MORE ?AN 
EV] SET !MSELVES TO ?9K & MAKE CLE> TO !IR [N M9DS = 
! SAKE ( :AT EA* ( !M LIVES4 

,& 9 ORD] TO MAKE ?IS CLE>1 Y\ MU/ CONSID] ! 
CIRCUM/ANCES 9 :I* Y\ LIVE1 Y\R PA/4  ,RECKON UP :AT Y\ 
CONSID]  IMPORTANT & :AT UNIMPORTANT 9 LIFE4  ,F9D  \T :AT Y\ BELIEVE 
92 ?AT IS1 :AT Y\ LOOK ON AS ET]NAL & IMMUTABLE TRU?1 & 
:AT Y\ WILL TAKE = Y\R GUIDE 9 LIFE4  ,& NOT ONLY F9D \T1 
BUT MAKE CLE> TO Y\R [N M9D1 & TRY TO PRACTICE OR TO LE>N TO 
PRACTICE 9 Y\R DAILY LIFE2 BECAUSE UNTIL Y\ PRACTICE :AT Y\ 
BELIEVE Y\ CANNOT TELL :E!R Y\ BELIEVE IT OR NOT4 

,I KN[ Y\R FAI?1 & ?AT FAI?1 OR ?OSE SIDES ( IT :I* 
CAN BE EXPRESS$ 9 DE$S1 Y\ MU/ N[ MORE ?AN EV] MAKE CLE> 
TO Y\R [N M9D1 BY PUTT+ !M 9TO PRACTICE4 

,Y\R FAI? IS ?AT Y\R WELF>E CONSI/S 9 LOV+ PEOPLE & 
BE+ LOV$ BY !M4  ,= ! ATTA9M5T ( ?IS 5D ,I KN[ ( 
?REE L9ES ( ACTION 9 :I* ,I P]PETUALLY EX]CISE MYSELF1 9 
:I* ONE CAN NEV] EX]CISE ONESELF 5\< & :I* >E SPECIALLY 
NECESS>Y TO Y\ N[4 

,FIR/1 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO LOVE PEOPLE & TO BE LOV$ BY 
!M1 ONE MU/ ACCU/OM ONESELF TO EXPECT AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE 
FROM !M1 & ?AT IS V]Y H>D WORK2 = IF ,I EXPECT MU*1 &  
AM (T5 DISAPPO9T$1 ,I AM 9CL9$ RA!R TO REPROA* !M ?AN 
TO LOVE !M4 

,SECOND1 9 ORD] TO LOVE PEOPLE NOT 9 WORDS1 BUT 9 DE$1 ONE 
MU/ TRA9 ONESELF TO DO :AT B5EFITS !M4  ,?AT NE$S /ILL 
H>D] WORK1 ESPECIALLY AT Y\R AGE1 :5 IT IS ONE'S NATURAL 
BUS9ESS TO BE /UDY+4 

,?IRD1 9 ORD] TO LOVE PEOPLE & TO B4 L4 B4 T41.<#a.> ONE 
MU/ TRA9 ONESELF TO G5TL5ESS1 HUMILITY1 ! >T ( BE>+ ) 
DISAGREEABLE PEOPLE & ?+S1 ! >T ( BEHAV+ TO !M SO AS 
NOT TO (F5D ANY ONE1 ( BE+ ABLE TO *OOSE ! LEA/ (F5SE4 
,& ?IS IS ! H>DE/ WORK ( ALL--WORK ?AT NEV] CEASES FROM 
! TIME Y\ WAKE TILL ! TIME Y\ GO TO SLEEP1 & ! MO/ 
JOYFUL WORK ( ALL1 BECAUSE DAY AFT] DAY Y\ REJOICE 9 Y\R 
GR[+ SUCCESS 9 IT1 & RECEIVE A FUR!R REW>D1 UNP]CEIV$ 
AT FIR/1 BUT V]Y JOYFUL AFT]1 9 BE+ LOV$ BY O!RS4 

,SO ,I ADVISE Y\1 ,FRI5D ,ILYA1 & BO? ( Y\1 TO LIVE 
& TO ?9K AS S9C]ELY AS Y\ CAN1 BECAUSE IT IS ! ONLY WAY 
Y\ CAN DISCOV] IF Y\ >E REALLY GO+ ALONG ! SAME ROAD1 & 
:E!R IT IS WISE TO JO9 H&S OR NOT2 & AT ! SAME TIME1 IF 
Y\ >E S9C]E1 Y\ MU/ BE MAK+ Y\R FUTURE READY4 

,Y\R PURPOSE 9 LIFE MU/ NOT BE ! JOY ( W$LOCK1 BUT1 BY 
Y\R LIFE TO BR+ MORE LOVE & TRU? 9TO ! WORLD4  ,! OBJECT 
( M>RIAGE IS TO HELP ONE ANO!R 9 ! ATTA9M5T ( ?AT 
PURPOSE4 

,! VILE/ & MO/ SELFI% LIFE IS ! LIFE ( ! PEOPLE :O 
HAVE JO9$ TOGE!R ONLY 9 ORD] TO 5JOY LIFE2 & ! HI<E/ 
VOCATION 9 ! WORLD IS ?AT ( ?OSE :O LIVE 9 ORD] TO S]VE 
,GOD BY BR++ GOOD 9TO ! WORLD1 & :O HAVE JO9$ TOGE!R 
= ?AT V]Y PURPOSE4  ,DON'T MI/AKE HALF-MEASURES = ! REAL 
?+4  ,:Y %\LD A MAN NOT *OOSE ! HI<E/8  ,ONLY :5 Y\ 
HAVE *OS5 ! HI<E/1 Y\ MU/ SET Y\R :OLE HE>T ON IT1 & 
NOT JU/ A LITTLE4  ,JU/ A LITTLE LEADS TO NO?+4  ,!RE1 ,I AM 
TIR$ ( WRIT+1 & /ILL HAVE MU* LEFT ?AT ,I WANT$ TO SAY4  
,I KISS Y\4 

,FOOTNOTES 
8 0,BE LOV$ BY !M0 

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