There is a touching passage in Leo Tolstoy’s “The Teacher and the Man” that fascinated me: “It was getting colder and colder, and Ivan began to shout to his horse, but because of the strong wind, he could hardly hear it. Their sounds…his hands and feet were frozen. “Numblicated, he lost all feeling for them” (Tolstoy, Masters and Men, p. 23). This excerpt vividly It depicts the harshness of the environment and the protagonist’s relentless struggle against the wrath of nature. What attracted me to this passage was its raw depiction of human perseverance in the face of adversity. It reminded me of the indomitable spirit deep within each of us. Spirit, what drives us to keep going, even when the odds seem insurmountable. Tolstoy’s masterful depictions of his characters’ physical and emotional turmoil resonated deeply with me and are a profound reminder of the resilience of the human spirit.
