Ivan Ilych's life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A life that is ordinary and unexamined can be deeply tragic.
- In plain terms
- Living a simple ordinary life can be terrible.
- What can you take from it?
- Examine your life to avoid emptiness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a life meaningful?
- Is routine terrible?
Another view
Ordinary lives can also be content and fulfilling.
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