Chapter 15
Kitty tells her mother about Levin's offer
At the end of the evening Kitty told her mother of her conversation with Levin, and in spite of all the pity she felt for Levin, she was glad at the thought that she had received an offer. She had no doubt that she had acted rightly. But after she had gone to bed, for a long while she could not sleep. One impression pursued her relentlessly. It was Levin’s face, with his scowling brows, and his kind eyes looking out in dark dejection below them, as he stood listening to her father, and glancing at her and at Vronsky.…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Separate Guilt from Regret
Think of a choice you believe was right that still hurt someone. Write two columns: what you would not undo, and what you still feel sorry about. Decide whether the sorry means you chose wrong or simply that someone paid a price.
Consider:
- •Notice when sorry is empathy versus when it is second-guessing
- •Ask whether you are calling the choice fate to avoid owning it
- •Consider what you owe the person hurt without reversing an honest no
Journaling Prompt
Write about a night when you could not sleep after hurting someone decent. Did the doubt change your choice or only your peace?
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