The Death of Ivan Illych

I'll be honest... this was a tough read... well.. it was entertaining, but longer than I had suspected. But that is ok, long does not necessarily mean bad. I mean, you have a man who dies for more or less unknown reasons, and his realization that his life amounted to nothing. Or at least, did not amount to what he now though his life should have been. Honestly, that is easy. Looking back on your life in regret takes no particular effort at all, and in the end is nothing more than an excuse to feel sorry for yourself. Hmm, but that's not really the point of the story now is it? Or perhaps it is, don't live life for material and societal position and you will not end your life feeling as if you did not live to an end sastiftying to yourself. Life must be lived to the fullest constantly, and that is a goal worth having.