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As the American way of life ground to its ultimate demise, people
continued to live their lives, or the lives handed to them, by
circumstance and fate. Most, like Kirby Taylor, were simply
unconcerned and had never put more than a cursory thought towards
the world around them. Now that the end was in sight, they simply
switched gears to, "So, what do you want me to do about it?" Nancy
Shepherd and others like her had spent their lives fighting what
they thought was the good fight, only to realize in the end that it
was that unyielding, uncompromising attitude which was part and
parcel to blame. Some, like Rick Kyle, who had always lived on the
edge, now realized that there were new opportunities rising out of
the chaos of those end days. They simply switched gears and pressed
on to what appeared to be even greater rewards. Finally, there were
the Shelia Vonsteins, embittered by disrupted lives and careers,
who were obliged to take whatever crumbs they could. They would try
to make the best of their lives while at the same time being
forever fish out of water. Does the human spirit triumph in the
worst of times? Sometimes it does, and sometimes it is merely
crushed under foot. Our children and grandchildren will ultimately
find out.
As the American way of life ground to its ultimate demise, people
continued to live their lives, or the lives handed to them, by
circumstance and fate. Most, like Kirby Taylor, were simply
unconcerned and had never put more than a cursory thought towards
the world around them. Now that the end was in sight, they simply
switched gears to, "So, what do you want me to do about it?" Nancy
Shepherd and others like her had spent their lives fighting what
they thought was the good fight, only to realize in the end that it
was that unyielding, uncompromising attitude which was part and
parcel to blame. Some, like Rick Kyle, who had always lived on the
edge, now realized that there were new opportunities rising out of
the chaos of those end days. They simply switched gears and pressed
on to what appeared to be even greater rewards. Finally, there were
the Shelia Vonsteins, embittered by disrupted lives and careers,
who were obliged to take whatever crumbs they could. They would try
to make the best of their lives while at the same time being
forever fish out of water. Does the human spirit triumph in the
worst of times? Sometimes it does, and sometimes it is merely
crushed under foot. Our children and grandchildren will ultimately
find out.
Assessing the relevance of Tolstoy's thought and teachings for the
current day, Tolstoy and His Problems: Views from the Twenty-First
Century is a collection of essays by a group of Tolstoy specialists
who are leading scholars in the humanities and social sciences. In
the broadest sense—with essays on a variety of issues that
occupied Tolstoy, such as nihilism, mysticism, social theory,
religion, Judaism, education, opera, and Shakespeare—the volume
offers a fresh evaluation of Tolstoy's program to reform the ways
we live, work, commune with nature and art, practice spirituality,
exchange ideas and knowledge, become educated, and speak and think
about history and social change.
Assessing the relevance of Tolstoy's thought and teachings for the
current day, Tolstoy and His Problems: Views from the Twenty-First
Century is a collection of essays by a group of Tolstoy specialists
who are leading scholars in the humanities and social sciences. In
the broadest sense-with essays on a variety of issues that occupied
Tolstoy, such as nihilism, mysticism, social theory, religion,
Judaism, education, opera, and Shakespeare-the volume offers a
fresh evaluation of Tolstoy's program to reform the ways we live,
work, commune with nature and art, practice spirituality, exchange
ideas and knowledge, become educated, and speak and think about
history and social change.
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