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Is to what? Gather riches, build a bigger house? Indulge  in carnal pleasures? For Tolstoy, especially in his later years, life’s true depth wasn’t found in status or wealth but in moral and spiritual awakening. " The sole meaning of life was to serve mankind" . Or, one might say, love ones neighbour. 

After grappling with depression despite his success, he turned to simplicity, faith, and compassion—finding meaning not in what he could gain, but in what he could give.












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