Six Life Lessons from Leo Tolstoy

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December 23, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace You cannot travel the path until you have become the path. - Buddha - Six Life Lessons from Leo Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy, the author of literary epics such as 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina', is most often thought of as one of the 19th century's greatest novelists. However, "few are aware that he was also one of its most radical social and political thinkers. During a long life from 1828 to 1910, Tolstoy gradually rejected the received beliefs of his aristocratic background and embraced a startlingly unconventional worldview that shocked his peers. Tracing his personal transformation offers some wise -- and surprising -- lessons for how we should approach the art of living today." { read more } Be The Change Take a lesson from Tolstoy to transform yourself, whether it's pausing from your work or daily routine to help somebody, or listening to someone whose views differ from your own. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love How to Change When Change Is Hard Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 The Power of Self-Compassion Relationships Are More Important than Ambition DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 137,183 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More