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AnSionnachRua · 3591 days ago · link · · parent · post: 2nd Bi-Weekly Give Me a Quote from Something You've Been Reading Lately
I don't think Tolstoy meant it in a satirical way, but at face value - he was using a parable to talk about how man feels guilty when he is idle. This particular comment is at the opening of a chapter in which one of the characters returns to military service. Anyway, I really don't think, from reading it, that Tolstoy was justifying class divisions based on Divine providence.
After following minimum_wage's link and a little extra research, you're exactly right.Anyway, I really don't think, from reading it, that Tolstoy was justifying class divisions based on Divine providence.