Should you live like a SIMPLETON? A lesson from Alyosha the Pot

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In this episode, we’ll dig into one of Leo Tolstoy’s shortest stories, Alyosha the Pot, from which a big question arises:

Should you live like a simpleton?

Alyosha’s life is marked by quiet obedience, unflappable cheerfulness, and long suffering that he accepts without complaint.

But is his approach to life an act of goodness or self-erasure? Tolstoy’s brief parable is a meditation on humility, endurance, and the hunger we all feel for applause and recognition.

We can learn a lot from Alyosha, like how to bear hardships without spite, how to find peace without apathy, and how to remain pure without becoming small.

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