Chapter 24
Leaving the Shcherbatskys, Levin turns on himself: something hatefu...
“Yes, there is something in me hateful, repulsive,” thought Levin, as he came away from the Shtcherbatskys’, and walked in the direction of his brother’s lodgings. “And I don’t get on with other people. Pride, they say. No, I have no pride. If I had any pride, I should not have put myself in such a position.” And he pictured to himself Vronsky, happy, good-natured, clever, and self-possessed, certainly never placed in the awful position in which he had been that evening. “Yes, she was bound to choose him. So it had to be, and I cannot complain of anyone…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Turn the Verdict Into a Visit
Write the harshest sentence you tell yourself after a rejection or failure. Then write one person you have avoided who might need contact without advice. Plan a fifteen-minute visit or call that only says you came to see them.
Consider:
- •Is your self-attack factual or a story built from one evening?
- •Who have you treated as too messy to visit?
- •What would showing up without an agenda look like?
Journaling Prompt
Write about a time shame pushed you toward someone harder to love. Did presence help more than a speech would have?
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