Living an Authentic Life

Many people would agree that without faith, the world would be in chaos. The book Christian Foundation by Kathleen Fischer and Thomas Hart gives an interpretation on faith in our time. Many people would question the definition of faith. Faith is a gift, which is given by God to have trust in him and belief in him. This book is a great entry in anyone's life that has speculation on his or her own faith. The book has many ways into understanding ones own religion. It discusses the Bible, Jesus, Church, God's existence and Images of God. All of these chapters helped me get a better interpretation of what my religion entailed.

Throughout generations in literature, “to live deliberately” has been the goal and purpose of life. As Alexander Supertramp (aka Chris McCandless) said, “The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun” (57).

In The Death of Ivan Ilych Leo Tolstoy conveys the psychological importance of the last, pivotal scene through the use of diction, symbolism, irony. As Ivan Ilych suffers through his last moments on earth, Tolstoy narrates this man's struggle to evolve and to ultimately realize his life was not perfect. Using symbols Tolstoy creates a vivid image pertaining to a topic few people can even start to comprehend- the reexamination of one's life while on the brink of death. In using symbols and irony Tolstoy vividly conveys the manner in which Ilych views death as darkness unto his last moments of life when he finally admits imperfection.

Faith is a state of mind through which goals, desires, plans and purposes are interpreted into spiritual equivalent and transferred it to infinity intelligence. Everything can be achieved if you believe in yourself.

When one is encountered with death, life’s meaning is revealed. We infrequently agonize over whether we live a healthy lifestyle until it is too late, as demonstrated in "The Death of Ivan Ilych” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. Both stories allow the readers to learn the consequences of living a completely selfish, non-Christian life. Through death, characters Ivan and the grandmother are encountered with conversion experiences, in which they reevaluate their own lives. O’Conner and Tolstoy exhibited the character’s reevaluation experience through similar themes in each story.

2. Ivan discovers about physical death that he comes to face to the dreaded, hateful reality of death. He talks to the voice of his soul about his death. When Ivan accepts the death, his son shows him if love can reverse fear, doubt and mistrust. Then, as he actually dies, he discovers that when he lets go of pain and suffering, life’s true direction is through death into unending life. He believes that he is being born.

The account of Ivan's enduring methodology toward death is likewise the tale of Ivan's acknowledgment of death and his quest for a bargain with its loathsome force. How is one to make sense of the end of one's life, of one's relationships, projects, and

Ivan went through Kubler-Ross's five stages, denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, that was discussed in chapter six. At first, Ivan kept denying that he was in the state of dying. He could not fathom the fact that he as an individual was no longer going to exist anymore. He knew that it was a lot easier to believe that other people die, but the thought of himself dying was unreal to him. "If there's no me, what will there be? There'll be nothing. Where am I going to go, when I'm not anywhere? I mean- death, actual death? No, I don’t want it!" (pg.55). He began to feel very angry with those around him. "Death. Yes. Death. And not one of them knows it, or wants to know; they don’t even feel sorry for me. They're playing the piano" (pg.55). Ivan felt that his entire family kept ignoring the fact that he was dying which made him build up anger towards them. He felt that no one cared about his terminal illness and that nobody understood his feelings. Ivan wanted to rage on everyone who was deceiving him, but managed to stay very composed. Ivan soon began to have bargaining thoughts, such as "Maybe I didn’t live as I should've?" And "In public opinion I was on my way up, and the whole time my life was slipping away from under me" (pg. 88). He began to wonder why it was him that was dying. He wanted to take back his regrets in life and he began to ask himself what he could have done differently. Ivan wanted to bargain his way back into a healthy living life, but he knew that it was too late. "If only I could understand what this is all for! But that’s impossible too. I could explain it

He sees people of good position doing the same thing. He is anxiously and proper.He makes a proper marriage because he tried to avoid his wife and children by domestic complications in the name of his job. With his private life, he public duties and tries to progress it. He better off in home as a in work. He naturally process his dying and educates him. In this quotation says ‘’his face was handsomer and above all more dignified than when he was alive.’’ This death means like a rescue. Ivan was really sick. Ivan encounter some trouble at work and he worked in Russican city. By January 1882, his condition got worst. What he does first is that he follows the docters advice, but than the ill didn’t improve, Ivan begins to loose hope of him not living. Ivan thinks hoe his life was. He didn’t care about anyone but instead he cared about his nurse name Gerasim that takes care of him. He sends his wife away and his wife gets mad because she wanted to stay with him because she is really worried and she argues with Gerasim. He begins to think about his unhappiness life. Ivan understood and finds some peace and understanding. At the time of his death Ivan hears a voice abovie him say ‘’It is finished,’’ informing Ivan new life, death, in the

Life and Death in “The Death of Ivan Ilych” In the final passage of “The Death of Ivan Ilych,” Leo Tolstoy questions the importance of human interaction, empathy, and love in determining life’s meaning and living a good life. In particular Ivan Ilych realizes that his preoccupation with the material world and emotionless behavior towards people around him was not the right way to live and his life had been squandered. He then questions the right way to live, and comes to the conclusion that to live life in the right way to is to be selfless, live in relation to other humans, and demonstrate and experience empathy and love for people around you. Ivan acts on his new outlook on the right way to live life when he decides that must die to prevent

Faith is defined as the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen. Many people choose to either believe

Ivan Ilych's experience of death in the Death of Ivan Ilych is progressed by a growing sense of isolation. His suffering and fear of death have the effect of completely cutting him off from the world around him. For his friends, colleagues, and family members, life goes on just as before. Ivan is dissapointed when he discovers that none of them seem to understand or care about what he's experiencing. He has to face his fears and agonies alone, without comfort from anyone except a servant, the one person who pities him.

Authenticity – Refers to being genuine to your true thoughts and feelings. Moral code and integrity are closely related to authenticity. A person can fake a certain behavior, but eventually a situation will arise that will show the true colors so to speak.

After becoming ill, caused by a fall hitting his side on the window frame, he is now depressed, irritable, fearful and quarrelsome. His physical strength declines rapidly. One night while lying in the dark, he was visited by his first condition of being subject to die, in which he continuously tried to block out of his mind but it haunted him profusely. As the people around him pretends that he is only sick, Ivan now feels that he is surrounded by hypocrites,

What is faith? Faith is something different to everyone. If you asked a hundred different people, it is possible that you would get many diverse answers. Religious faith and non-religious faith are two very distinct terms. Faith holds an extremely complex meaning when discussing it in the context of religion. Faith is a belief. That holds true to every religious and non-religious person. Every faith involves a decision. It is not about what we claim to believe, but what we actually do believe, that is true faith. Throughout this paper, I am going to discuss Christian faith, how it pertains to daily life and Christianity as a whole. I also intend to delve into George W. Forell's discussion of Christian faith and analyze and