War and Peace: No matter what your family background is, you have to take a long detour to find your true self. Pain is the medicine that promotes growth, and the quality of your destiny depends on the degree of tolerance life has for you!

Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” is a heart wrenching epic masterpiece, and its position in literary history can be considered an insurmountable peak.

Although the novel presents a grand historical picture, what runs through it is the difficult journey of human spiritual growth and the search for one’s true self.

The main characters in the book are mostly young aristocrats, who, although not troubled by material life, exhibit great confusion on a spiritual level.

Regardless of the era or background, the term ‘youth’ carries not only vibrant vitality, but also profound confusion and anxiety.

Young people are often confused about their identity, unable to understand others or recognize themselves.

They are sometimes proud, sometimes insecure, skeptical of their parents’ advice, and lack confidence in their own decisions.

Therefore, we can only move forward through exploration and grow through thinking. Regardless of their family background, young people have to take a long detour to find their true selves.

The male protagonists Andre and Pierre in the book are very good friends. They are both young aristocrats who have no worries about food and clothing, and do not pursue fame and fortune.

They are very averse to the exaggeration and vulgarity of high society, and have no concept of the difficulties of survival.

They are not as clear minded as Boris, who cannot even afford military uniforms. They only need to live to escape poverty and pursue fame and fortune.

Their life path has many options, and because of this, they are even more unsure of what is right, what is good, and what they really want, so they wander around aimlessly Prince Andrei has a gloomy personality, and the reason he chose to go to the battlefield is not because he likes war, but because he is tired of his beloved wife always pestering him.

He needs some peace and quiet. And when Andre truly experienced the war and luckily escaped death, he saw the absurdity of war and his dream of heroism was shattered.

He returned to his wife’s side during her difficult childbirth crisis. Unfortunately, the vitality of his life had just awakened when it quickly dissipated with the passing of his wife.

Andre always remembers his wife’s melancholic gaze before she died, guilt devouring his soul. He said to Pierre, ‘As long as one lives without being condemned by conscience and without getting sick, it’s enough.

‘ He also tried to enter the officialdom according to his father’s wishes, but he couldn’t adapt. He couldn’t see the filth of the officialdom, and what truly made him peaceful was the time he spent managing the farm and growing up with his children.

Pierre is the illegitimate son of a Russian prince. On the one hand, he is gentle and kind, dull minded, and sincere towards his friends.

On the other hand, he is reckless and cynical, like a soulless person. He engages in inappropriate debates on political issues in public settings; He sat on the windowsill of a tall building, not grabbing anything, and drank a bottle of wine in one gulp; He tied the police and the bear back to back and threw them into the river Under the careful design of Duke Vasily, Pierre inherited his father’s estate as an illegitimate child and married Helen, the daughter of the vain Duke Vasily.

After getting married, he found that he had no common language with Helen. Helen liked endless gatherings, while he preferred quietness.

After coming out of a failed marriage, Pierre began to wholeheartedly seek the true meaning of life. He studied various philosophical works and joined the Freemasons, but he was still very confused and couldn’t find himself.

During Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, Pierre did not escape. He wandered from the battlefield to Moscow, which was occupied by France, and witnessed the various sufferings of humanity with his own eyes.

He himself became a prisoner and suffered a lot. When he narrowly escaped from the French army and returned to his hometown, he finally understood that the happiness he needed was built on helping and loving others.

After a series of painful experiences, Pierre returned to his true nature from a former zombie and grew into a gentle and tolerant person.

In the process of helping Andre take care of Natasha, he found his true love. The most impressive female protagonists in the book are Princess Maria and Natasha.

Princess Maria is Andrea’s sister, who grew up in the shadow of her father. Her father taught her math, but she couldn’t listen at all.

She just wanted to finish it quickly and secretly self-study. She is extremely nervous all day long, even writing a letter to her father to carefully check.

If she forgets to practice the piano on time, she will be extremely scared. My father is always very dissatisfied with her, thinking that she looks ugly, doesn’t know how to dress up, and isn’t smart.

She also has an abnormal sense of inferiority and pessimism, believing that she is worthless and unable to get married.

She often discusses mysterious things with some hermits After her father’s death, her brother Andre went to the battlefield again and was also injured.

Princess Maria began to grow rapidly in pain. She broke through her inner inferiority complex and began to handle the disputes at the estate on her own, establishing a relationship with Natasha’s brother Nicholas.

Unlike Princess Maria’s father, Natasha’s father has a very relaxed personality and is not very concerned about his children’s affairs.

However, he is very extravagant and often intentionally loses to others when playing cards, leading to a deteriorating family situation.

Natasha’s mother has no strong opinions and always likes to cry. Growing up in such a family, Natasha was pure, kind, enthusiastic, lively, and had a simple mind.

She was obsessed with dancing, parties, and love, and was easily tempted by sweet words. She almost got kidnapped by Anatoly, the playboy son of Duke Vasily.

After experiencing a series of hardships in life, Natasha eventually grew into a stable and virtuous wife and mother.

She married Pierre and the two once absurd young people lived happily together. Life is like this, no one’s path is straight, without setbacks there is no growth.

Pain is a good medicine that promotes growth. Although young people are confused, they are also very proud and always arrogant.

If they don’t experience it firsthand, they will never believe the way their parents did. The level of maturity of a person is directly proportional to the number of detours they have taken and the intensity of the blows they have encountered.

Prince Andrei was originally able to live a simple and prosperous life with his simple wife, but unfortunately, when his wife was pregnant, he grew tired of the romantic relationship and went to the battlefield.

When he narrowly escaped death from the battlefield, he realized the value of love and family. Unfortunately, it was too late, and his young wife died in front of him with a sorrowful expression.

Before experiencing war, Pierre was a soulless person who didn’t care about anything and did many absurd things.

After experiencing the brutal war in Moscow and feeling the suffering of the people, he finally
Understand that only by helping and loving others can one overcome mental confusion.

Princess Maria was very insecure when her father was alive, afraid to talk to people, and did not believe that anyone would like her.

She often suffered from depression and pain. But with her father dead and her brother injured, when she had no one to rely on anymore, she exuded an instinctive strength and independence.

Not only did she solve the crisis of the estate alone, but she also found her ideal husband. Natasha used to be a carefree young lady, but after experiencing emotional entanglements with Prince Andrei and almost being deceived by Anatole, she finally got rid of her love brain and entrusted her feelings to the loyal and honest Pierre.

Psychologist Jung once said, “People need pain, and pain is a necessary part of mental health. Without pain, there is no awakening of consciousness.

” Everyone’s youth needs to go through some heartache and pain before becoming mature, no matter how smart or outstanding they are.

The goodness or badness of fate depends on the degree of tolerance of life towards a person. If the trial and error process of a person in their youth is inevitable, then the degree of tolerance life has for them determines their fate.

When Pierre was extremely confused, he once sat on the windowsill of a high-rise building drinking and wandering around on the battlefield where shells were flying.

In Moscow, he was also taken to the execution ground and almost hanged. However, life is very tolerant towards him.

Despite being captured and enduring a lot of pain, he successfully escaped when the French army was defeated.

He returned to his hometown unscathed. Not killing oneself will make oneself stronger. He survived the disaster and truly found his own happiness.

After marrying Natasha, he had many children and eventually lived a simple yet wealthy life. Andre, who always hesitated, was not so lucky.

He went to the battlefield for the second time and was injured by a shell while on standby. As his injuries worsened, he eventually passed away.

Originally, he could have relied on his father’s connections to become a promising deputy under General Kutuzov.

He had this talent, but he refused Kutuzov and met his tragic fate. Princess Maria’s luck was also very good.

The deaths of her father and brother actually made her stronger, no longer insecure, but more independent.

She married Natasha’s brother Nicholas and lived a simple and peaceful life with her brother’s child and her own child.

Everyone’s life journey is unique, but the paths of growth have astonishing similarities. No matter what the family background is, it is inevitable for people to experience a series of pains when they are young in order to find their own path.

The painful experience is not only a test of the external environment, but also a great opportunity for a person to deeply explore their inner world.

Only by taking detours and experiencing setbacks can they gradually realize their own limitations and shortcomings, learn humility, tolerance, and understanding, and ultimately achieve spiritual sublimation.

In this world full of uncertainty, no matter where you are or what difficulties you face, do not give up on yourself.

No matter how great a person is, they all have experiences that were unbearable when they were young.

As long as we persist in continuous exploration and reflection, we will eventually live our own lives as our true selves.

Life may be more tolerant towards some people, but ultimately, everyone will embrace their own destiny.