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A Lost Opportunity

Author
Leo Tolstoy
Series
World Classics
Language
English
Length
32 pages
ISBN
9781787240513
Published
3 January 2017
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Leo Tolstoy
  • Tolstoy
  • philosophical
  • psychological
  • epic
  • historical
  • all time classic
  • world classic
  • identity
  • women

Description

In "A Lost Opportunity," Tolstoy critiques the way that individuals often squander opportunities that could lead to personal growth and development. He argues that we often let these opportunities slip through our fingers because we're too busy chasing after things that don't really matter. Tolstoy believes that if we would just slow down and take the time to reflect on our lives, we would be able to see these lost opportunities for what they are and make the necessary changes to seize them.

Author

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born to a titled family at Yasnaya Polyana, served in the Crimean War, and wrote the two novels that made Russian fiction a world event: War and Peace and Anna Karenina. The first holds a nation at war and at home; the second holds a marriage until it breaks. Later he turned from the worldly novel toward essays and moral tales, arguing with church, property, and his own fame. One hundred and six titles here.