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The Bet
At a banker’s party fifteen years ago, a young lawyer defends the position that life in prison is far less humane than capital punishment. The banker disagrees and proposes they bet—two million rubles in exchange for fifteen years of solitary confinement. The terms of their agreement allow the lawyer to have access to books, food, and wine, and over the course of his imprisonment, he reads widely. Nearing the end of the fifteen years, the banker comes to realize that he will be ruined by the lawyer’s winning of the bet, and both men find their lives changed by the lessons that the bet has taught them.
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First published January 14, 1889
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Anton Chekhov
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Born ( Антон Павлович Чехов ) in the small southern seaport of Taganrog, the son of a grocer. His grandfather, a serf, bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in 1841. He also taught to read. A cloth merchant fathered Yevgenia Morozova, his mother.
"When I think back on my childhood," Chekhov recalled, "it all seems quite gloomy to me." Tyranny of his father, religious fanaticism, and long nights in the store, open from five in the morning till midnight, shadowed his early years. He attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog from 1867 to 1868 and then Taganrog grammar school. Bankruptcy of his father compelled the family to move to Moscow. At the age of 16 years in 1876, independent Chekhov for some time alone in his native town supported through private tutoring.
In 1879, Chekhov left grammar school and entered the university medical school at Moscow. In the school, he began to publish hundreds of short comics to support his mother, sisters and brothers. Nicholas Leikin published him at this period and owned Oskolki (splinters), the journal of Saint Petersburg. His subjected silly social situations, marital problems, and farcical encounters among husbands, wives, mistresses, and lust; even after his marriage, Chekhov, the shy author, knew not much of whims of young women.
Nenunzhaya pobeda , first novel of Chekhov, set in 1882 in Hungary, parodied the novels of the popular Mór Jókai. People also mocked ideological optimism of Jókai as a politician.
Chekhov graduated in 1884 and practiced medicine. He worked from 1885 in Peterburskaia gazeta.
In 1886, Chekhov met H.S. Suvorin, who invited him, a regular contributor, to work for Novoe vremya, the daily paper of Saint Petersburg. He gained a wide fame before 1886. He authored The Shooting Party , his second full-length novel, later translated into English. Agatha Christie used its characters and atmosphere in later her mystery novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd . First book of Chekhov in 1886 succeeded, and he gradually committed full time. The refusal of the author to join the ranks of social critics arose the wrath of liberal and radical intelligentsia, who criticized him for dealing with serious social and moral questions but avoiding giving answers. Such leaders as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov, however, defended him. "I'm not a liberal, or a conservative, or a gradualist, or a monk, or an indifferentist. I should like to be a free artist and that's all..." Chekhov said in 1888.
The failure of The Wood Demon , play in 1889, and problems with novel made Chekhov to withdraw from literature for a period. In 1890, he traveled across Siberia to Sakhalin, remote prison island. He conducted a detailed census of ten thousand convicts and settlers, condemned to live on that harsh island. Chekhov expected to use the results of his research for his doctoral dissertation. Hard conditions on the island probably also weakened his own physical condition. From this journey came his famous travel book.
Chekhov practiced medicine until 1892. During these years, Chechov developed his concept of the dispassionate, non-judgmental author. He outlined his program in a letter to his brother Aleksandr: "1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of political-social-economic nature; 2. total objectivity; 3. truthful descriptions of persons and objects; 4. extreme brevity; 5. audacity and originality; flee the stereotype; 6. compassion." Because he objected that the paper conducted against Alfred Dreyfus, his friendship with Suvorin ended
Born ( Антон Павлович Чехов ) in the small southern seaport of Taganrog, the son of a grocer. His grandfather, a serf, bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in 1841. He also taught to read. A cloth merchant fathered Yevgenia Morozova, his mother.
"When I think back on my childhood," Chekhov recalled, "it all seems quite gloomy to me." Tyranny of his father, religious fanaticism, and long nights in the store, open from five in the morning till midnight, shadowed his early years. He attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog from 1867 to 1868 and then Taganrog grammar school. Bankruptcy of his father compelled the family to move to Moscow. At the age of 16 years in 1876, independent Chekhov for some time alone in his native town supported through private tutoring.
In 1879, Chekhov left grammar school and entered the university medical school at Moscow. In the school, he began to publish hundreds of short comics to support his mother, sisters and brothers. Nicholas Leikin published him at this period and owned Oskolki (splinters), the journal of Saint Petersburg. His subjected silly social situations, marital problems, and farcical encounters among husbands, wives, mistresses, and lust; even after his marriage, Chekhov, the shy author, knew not much of whims of young women.
Nenunzhaya pobeda , first novel of Chekhov, set in 1882 in Hungary, parodied the novels of the popular Mór Jókai. People also mocked ideological optimism of Jókai as a politician.
Chekhov graduated in 1884 and practiced medicine. He worked from 1885 in Peterburskaia gazeta.
In 1886, Chekhov met H.S. Suvorin, who invited him, a regular contributor, to work for Novoe vremya, the daily paper of Saint Petersburg. He gained a wide fame before 1886. He authored The Shooting Party , his second full-length novel, later translated into English. Agatha Christie used its characters and atmosphere in later her mystery novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd . First book of Chekhov in 1886 succeeded, and he gradually committed full time. The refusal of the author to join the ranks of social critics arose the wrath of liberal and radical intelligentsia, who criticized him for dealing with serious social and moral questions but avoiding giving answers. Such leaders as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov, however, defended him. "I'm not a liberal, or a conservative, or a gradualist, or a monk, or an indifferentist. I should like to be a free artist and that's all..." Chekhov said in 1888.
The failure of The Wood Demon , play in 1889, and problems with novel made Chekhov to withdraw from literature for a period. In 1890, he traveled across Siberia to Sakhalin, remote prison island. He conducted a detailed census of ten thousand convicts and settlers, condemned to live on that harsh island. Chekhov expected to use the results of his research for his doctoral dissertation. Hard conditions on the island probably also weakened his own physical condition. From this journey came his famous travel book.
Chekhov practiced medicine until 1892. During these years, Chechov developed his concept of the dispassionate, non-judgmental author. He outlined his program in a letter to his brother Aleksandr: "1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of political-social-economic nature; 2. total objectivity; 3. truthful descriptions of persons and objects; 4. extreme brevity; 5. audacity and originality; flee the stereotype; 6. compassion." Because he objected that the paper conducted against Alfred Dreyfus, his friendship with Suvorin ended
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February 19, 2022
"Going to prison is like dying with your eyes open."
—Bernard Kerik
A wealthy banker holds a party at his commodious home, where a group of intellectuals argue as to which is the more humane punishment: a swift execution, or life imprisonment in a Russian jail. One kills swiftly, the other by degrees.
A young lawyer, asserting that he'd much prefer incarceration, and a life of sorts, to certain death, is tempted into a wager (in this case, a huge sum of money) levied by the banker that the young pup would soon change his mind were he to lose his liberty for real.
And so the lawyer is set up in solitary confinement in the banker's house with only the barest essentials, and no contact with the outside world for an agreed duration of fifteen years.
The human experiment that follows is wholly intriguing. How far would someone go to either prove a point or get their hands on a large amount of cash? How will the banker fare, knowing that his boozy bravado has led to such an extreme standoff?
This allegorical tale is presented in the form of a very short story and fascinated me from beginning to end. A thought-provoking concept, cleverly executed.
Free to read online: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/55283/...
—Bernard Kerik
A wealthy banker holds a party at his commodious home, where a group of intellectuals argue as to which is the more humane punishment: a swift execution, or life imprisonment in a Russian jail. One kills swiftly, the other by degrees.
A young lawyer, asserting that he'd much prefer incarceration, and a life of sorts, to certain death, is tempted into a wager (in this case, a huge sum of money) levied by the banker that the young pup would soon change his mind were he to lose his liberty for real.
And so the lawyer is set up in solitary confinement in the banker's house with only the barest essentials, and no contact with the outside world for an agreed duration of fifteen years.
The human experiment that follows is wholly intriguing. How far would someone go to either prove a point or get their hands on a large amount of cash? How will the banker fare, knowing that his boozy bravado has led to such an extreme standoff?
This allegorical tale is presented in the form of a very short story and fascinated me from beginning to end. A thought-provoking concept, cleverly executed.
Free to read online: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/55283/...
October 31, 2017
نعم نحن على حق بداء القراءة الذي يجعلنا نتهافت على الكتب بهذا الشكل.
برهان بسيط ولكنه كبير بنتيجته التي أدت الى احتقار الحياة التافهة وتكالب الناس عليها.
خمسة عشر عاما من العزلة الاختيارية فقط الكتب مسموح بها التي تجعله يحتقر كل شيء حتى الحرية.
فقد سافر مع كتبه وغامر وحرق المدن ودمر الحضارات وخاض نقاشات فلسفية وأفحم العظماء في نقاشاته.
تعلم حقيقة الكون
ما اروع القراءة والكتب
برهان بسيط ولكنه كبير بنتيجته التي أدت الى احتقار الحياة التافهة وتكالب الناس عليها.
خمسة عشر عاما من العزلة الاختيارية فقط الكتب مسموح بها التي تجعله يحتقر كل شيء حتى الحرية.
فقد سافر مع كتبه وغامر وحرق المدن ودمر الحضارات وخاض نقاشات فلسفية وأفحم العظماء في نقاشاته.
تعلم حقيقة الكون
ما اروع القراءة والكتب
August 17, 2021
A group of men, including a wealthy banker and a young lawyer, are discussing whether the death penalty is better than a life sentence in prison. There is much debate that eventually leads to the banker having a bet with the young lawyer, with surprising results. It seems that both of them have a very important lesson to learn in life!
It’s free here http://www.gutenberg.org/files/55283/...
It’s free here http://www.gutenberg.org/files/55283/...
August 6, 2021
Which would you prefer: Execution or life imprisonment?
Picture: Raven on a gallows from www.videoblocks.com
Whether you would prefer death to life imprisonment may depend on many things: whether you’re guilty, and if not, how much you trust the appeals system; your health and how old you are; and what the prison conditions are like.
This fascinating little allegory starts with intellectual party guests comparing the relative morality of capital punishment with life imprisonment:
“Execution kills instantly, life-imprisonment kills by degrees.”
A young lawyer boldly claims “It’s better to live somehow than not to live at all.”
If everyone thought that, vets would never put pets “to sleep” and euthanasia for humans would not be an issue. But he puts his money where his mouth is: if he can endure fifteen years of solitary confinement, he’ll win two million from his host.
What Price Happiness?
Although the lawyer is allowed no human contact, not even to hear a human voice, he can request (on paper) any amount of food, wine, tobacco, books - and a piano. That doesn’t sound so bad - for two million reward, on which he could live comfortably thereafter.
But what about the host? He might possibly lose a lot of money, but if not, what will he gain? Will anyone have their minds changed?
Knowledge
Picture: The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Paul Rubens
The lawyer’s requests change dramatically. Some years he barely reads, but others
“He read as though he were swimming in the sea among the broken pieces of wreckage, and in his desire to save his life was eagerly grasping one piece after another.”
His changing choices reflect his mood and mindset, or vice versa. He acquires vast knowledge, but will that be a blessing or a curse?
Read it to find out.
Quick, Free, Worthwhile Read
This story is free to read on Gutenberg, with other Checkov short stories: HERE. This particular story will take you barely ten minutes to read, but you’ll be thinking about it long after.
Thanks to Kevin for pointing me to this.
Picture: Raven on a gallows from www.videoblocks.com
Whether you would prefer death to life imprisonment may depend on many things: whether you’re guilty, and if not, how much you trust the appeals system; your health and how old you are; and what the prison conditions are like.
This fascinating little allegory starts with intellectual party guests comparing the relative morality of capital punishment with life imprisonment:
“Execution kills instantly, life-imprisonment kills by degrees.”
A young lawyer boldly claims “It’s better to live somehow than not to live at all.”
If everyone thought that, vets would never put pets “to sleep” and euthanasia for humans would not be an issue. But he puts his money where his mouth is: if he can endure fifteen years of solitary confinement, he’ll win two million from his host.
What Price Happiness?
Although the lawyer is allowed no human contact, not even to hear a human voice, he can request (on paper) any amount of food, wine, tobacco, books - and a piano. That doesn’t sound so bad - for two million reward, on which he could live comfortably thereafter.
But what about the host? He might possibly lose a lot of money, but if not, what will he gain? Will anyone have their minds changed?
Knowledge
Picture: The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Paul Rubens
The lawyer’s requests change dramatically. Some years he barely reads, but others
“He read as though he were swimming in the sea among the broken pieces of wreckage, and in his desire to save his life was eagerly grasping one piece after another.”
His changing choices reflect his mood and mindset, or vice versa. He acquires vast knowledge, but will that be a blessing or a curse?
Read it to find out.
Quick, Free, Worthwhile Read
This story is free to read on Gutenberg, with other Checkov short stories: HERE. This particular story will take you barely ten minutes to read, but you’ll be thinking about it long after.
Thanks to Kevin for pointing me to this.
December 18, 2016
This short story is a treasure, and it requires an investment of less than ten minutes of reading time. That is, unless --like me --you are in such awe of Chekhov's language ( albeit in translation) -- that you read it several times, including once aloud to a spouse or friend. Not to belabor the obvious, but The Bet is Russian, with all that entails.
Reading The Bet is part of my continued effort to read more authors of classics, but in a short form that fits my short attention span. If you appreciate the classics, but don't have the time or willingness to commit to 600+ page "1001 books to read before you die" works, join me in sharing novellas and short stories written by the masters of both the Western and Eastern canons.
Reading The Bet is part of my continued effort to read more authors of classics, but in a short form that fits my short attention span. If you appreciate the classics, but don't have the time or willingness to commit to 600+ page "1001 books to read before you die" works, join me in sharing novellas and short stories written by the masters of both the Western and Eastern canons.
October 15, 2017
من البدايات الأدبية التي تكلمت عن لا أخلاقية عقوبات الإعدام ومدى عدالتها, والتي لغيت من معظم دول العالم حاليا الكبرى
**
قرأتها كمسرحية صوتية, وكقصة روائية,
"الرهان"
هل السجن المؤبد أكثر رحمة من الإعدام ؟!
هل تقبل بالمال في مقابل حريتك, ووضعك في زنزانة؟!
**
دا فيديو للقصة في 3 دقايق مترجم عربي the bet الرهان
و دي نسخه منها بتمثيل العظيم يحي الفخراني و عبد الرحمن أبو زهرة وآخرين,
الرهان يحيى الفخراني
**
قرأتها كمسرحية صوتية, وكقصة روائية,
"الرهان"
هل السجن المؤبد أكثر رحمة من الإعدام ؟!
هل تقبل بالمال في مقابل حريتك, ووضعك في زنزانة؟!
**
دا فيديو للقصة في 3 دقايق مترجم عربي the bet الرهان
و دي نسخه منها بتمثيل العظيم يحي الفخراني و عبد الرحمن أبو زهرة وآخرين,
الرهان يحيى الفخراني
December 10, 2023
- كالعادة.. إبداع تشيخوف في القصة القصيرة..
- القصة تنطلق من فكرة سخيفة "الرهان" وتبدأ بالإرتقاء الى جدلية الحرية والسجن والمفاضلة بينهما، ويقوم تشيخوف بإفراغ حكمة الكتب في رأس المحامي طيلة خمسة عشر عاماً ليحوّل هذه الشخصية من إنسانٍ مادي جشع الى إنسان روحي متواضع.. وهنا كانت العبقرية في هذا التحول.. وتسليط الضوء على قيمة الكتب وما تستطيع فعله في تكوين الإنسان الحقيقي. على الطرف الآخر صوّر في محاولة قتل الطبيب للأسير ، تجنباً لدفع الرهان، ما لهذه الدنيا من شباك مادية قد يعلق البشر فيها، ويعلقون.. كما عرج على النفس اللوامة بوصفه لشعور الطبيب بعد قراءة الرسالة.
- لنأخذ القصة ونوسّع دائرتها ولنسقطها على عالمنا العربي.. اعتقد بأننا سنتطور كثيراً.. خمسة عشر عاماً ليست بالوقت الطويل!
- القصة تنطلق من فكرة سخيفة "الرهان" وتبدأ بالإرتقاء الى جدلية الحرية والسجن والمفاضلة بينهما، ويقوم تشيخوف بإفراغ حكمة الكتب في رأس المحامي طيلة خمسة عشر عاماً ليحوّل هذه الشخصية من إنسانٍ مادي جشع الى إنسان روحي متواضع.. وهنا كانت العبقرية في هذا التحول.. وتسليط الضوء على قيمة الكتب وما تستطيع فعله في تكوين الإنسان الحقيقي. على الطرف الآخر صوّر في محاولة قتل الطبيب للأسير ، تجنباً لدفع الرهان، ما لهذه الدنيا من شباك مادية قد يعلق البشر فيها، ويعلقون.. كما عرج على النفس اللوامة بوصفه لشعور الطبيب بعد قراءة الرسالة.
- لنأخذ القصة ونوسّع دائرتها ولنسقطها على عالمنا العربي.. اعتقد بأننا سنتطور كثيراً.. خمسة عشر عاماً ليست بالوقت الطويل!
November 25, 2024
During a party held by a wealthy banker, the question of capital punishment is broached. Is it better to have your life taken a day at a time in confinement, or die all at once by execution? One particular young man insists it is better to live a little than not at all and upon this declaration, he is offered a large sum of cash to prove the level of his conviction. The wager states that he must live confined entirely for fifteen years.
With dreams of wealth and vindication shining at the end of his incarceration, the challenge is accepted and the dance begins.
The Bet is a concise but compelling read. I recommend it!
With dreams of wealth and vindication shining at the end of his incarceration, the challenge is accepted and the dance begins.
The Bet is a concise but compelling read. I recommend it!
June 10, 2022
في إحدى الأمسيات و حينَ يفقد الناس عقولهم لكثرة الخمر ، أخذوا يتحدثون عمّا إذا كانت عقوبة الإعدام أو السجن مدي الحياة أكثر خزياً و لاإنسانية.
فمنهم من يرى الإعدام أرحم لأنك تنهي تعاستك في ثانية واحدة ، بينما السجن مدي الحياة كالسم ينتشر ببطء ، و منهم من يرى العكس تماماً فالحياة هي الحياة حتي لو كنتَ مسلوبَ الحرية.
و هنا تظهر رغبة المقامرة و شهوة الرهان ليخرج مصرفي غني عن صمته و قد رأي أن الإعدام أهون بكثير من السجن ، و يتحدي محامياً شاباً يعتقد بأن السجن أهون سبيلاً .
و هنا يعرض المصرفي الرهان و هو أن ينعزل المحامي في السجن وحيداً لخمسة عشر عاماً مقابل الملايين من الروبل إذا استطاع فعلا ذلك !!
فماذا ستكون نهاية هذا الرهان القاسي ؟!
"كان يقرأ كمن يسبح في حطام سفينة، ويهرع ليجمع أجزاءها واحدة تلو الأخرى فينجو بحياته."
"منحتني كتبكم الحكمة ، كل ما يعرفه البشر عما حدث عبر القرون مُخزَّن داخل ركن صغير في جمجمتي...
كل شيئ خاوٍ و هش و مضلل مثل السراب ، يمكنكم أن تتمتعوا بالجمال و الإباء و الحكمة ثم يأتي الموت ليمحوكم من الأرض كالجرذان ."
فمنهم من يرى الإعدام أرحم لأنك تنهي تعاستك في ثانية واحدة ، بينما السجن مدي الحياة كالسم ينتشر ببطء ، و منهم من يرى العكس تماماً فالحياة هي الحياة حتي لو كنتَ مسلوبَ الحرية.
و هنا تظهر رغبة المقامرة و شهوة الرهان ليخرج مصرفي غني عن صمته و قد رأي أن الإعدام أهون بكثير من السجن ، و يتحدي محامياً شاباً يعتقد بأن السجن أهون سبيلاً .
و هنا يعرض المصرفي الرهان و هو أن ينعزل المحامي في السجن وحيداً لخمسة عشر عاماً مقابل الملايين من الروبل إذا استطاع فعلا ذلك !!
فماذا ستكون نهاية هذا الرهان القاسي ؟!
"كان يقرأ كمن يسبح في حطام سفينة، ويهرع ليجمع أجزاءها واحدة تلو الأخرى فينجو بحياته."
"منحتني كتبكم الحكمة ، كل ما يعرفه البشر عما حدث عبر القرون مُخزَّن داخل ركن صغير في جمجمتي...
كل شيئ خاوٍ و هش و مضلل مثل السراب ، يمكنكم أن تتمتعوا بالجمال و الإباء و الحكمة ثم يأتي الموت ليمحوكم من الأرض كالجرذان ."
January 10, 2012
Remember that really trippy Twilight Zone episode...
No...not that one...although that one was completely awesome. I’m talking about the episode that takes place in that stuffy mens club where rich, condescending and obnoxious older guy bets poor, talkative and obnoxious younger guy $500K that junior can’t stay completely silent for an entire year.
And remember the scrumptiously out-boffing-standing ending (as only the Zone could do) when Mr. loquacious wins the bet from Colonel shitsack and we get the big reveal that he severed his own vocal chords in order to be victorious...only to learn in some perverted, “gift of the magi” irony that old dude had earlier lost all of his coin.
Damn...I miss that show.
Anyway, Rod Serling, in his infinite brilliance, must have borrowed the basic storyline for the above from the short story The Bet by Chekhov
No...not that one, although again that one was pretty awesome. I’m talking about Anton Chekhov, one of the finest writers of short fiction in the history of thefederation world. Embarrassingly, this is my very first experience with Chekhov, however I do own several of his works, including The Complete Short Novels, that I hope to get to soon.
This is another classic short story available for free here The Bet. The plot revolves story around an argument over which is the harsher sanction: the death penalty or life imprisonment. This leads to a wager between a rich banker and a young lawyer requiring the youngster to spend 15 years in solitary confinement for which he will win $2M.
The ending, while not as twisty and O.Henry as the Twilight Zone episode, is poignantly satisfying and well done. Short, well written and with something to say, this is certainly worth the 10 minutes or so it will take you to read.
3.0 to 3.5 stars. Recommended.
No...not that one...although that one was completely awesome. I’m talking about the episode that takes place in that stuffy mens club where rich, condescending and obnoxious older guy bets poor, talkative and obnoxious younger guy $500K that junior can’t stay completely silent for an entire year.
And remember the scrumptiously out-boffing-standing ending (as only the Zone could do) when Mr. loquacious wins the bet from Colonel shitsack and we get the big reveal that he severed his own vocal chords in order to be victorious...only to learn in some perverted, “gift of the magi” irony that old dude had earlier lost all of his coin.
Damn...I miss that show.
Anyway, Rod Serling, in his infinite brilliance, must have borrowed the basic storyline for the above from the short story The Bet by Chekhov
No...not that one, although again that one was pretty awesome. I’m talking about Anton Chekhov, one of the finest writers of short fiction in the history of the
This is another classic short story available for free here The Bet. The plot revolves story around an argument over which is the harsher sanction: the death penalty or life imprisonment. This leads to a wager between a rich banker and a young lawyer requiring the youngster to spend 15 years in solitary confinement for which he will win $2M.
The ending, while not as twisty and O.Henry as the Twilight Zone episode, is poignantly satisfying and well done. Short, well written and with something to say, this is certainly worth the 10 minutes or so it will take you to read.
3.0 to 3.5 stars. Recommended.
January 24, 2024
أعتقد أنّ هذه القصة هى الأفضل على الإطلاق بين كتابات تشيخوف جميعها ....أسرتني عبقرية تكوينها
لم أكن أتوقع هذه النهاية و لم أتخيل أن يرسل تشيخوف هذه الحكمة..
هذه الرواية لا تعني التناقش حول عقوبة الإعدام ومن ثّم التراهن بين اثنين أحدهما مغتر برأيه و هو العجوز المصرفي الذي سيطرح الرهان مضحياً بمعظم ثروته و الآخر المحامي الشاب الجشع للأصفر الرنان الذي سيقبل بالسجن لمدة 15 عاماً و هو في سن الشباب في مقابل الحصول على 2 مليون روبية
هل قيمة الإنسان تساوي المال و في سبيل الحصول عليه يضحي بكل شئ أم قيمته بالعلم و المعرفة التي تكفيه و تجعله غنياً عن الإختلاط بأحد
قيمة الإنسان بصدق قلبه و صفاء نيته و حسن عمله عندما يقابل الله عزّ و جل يوم القيامة
كما أجاب أنطون تشيخوف في آخر القصة
فالإنسان سيرحل تاركاً كل شئ
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و من نحن يا ترى ...المحامي أم المصرفي العجوز ...أم نحن الإثنان نتقمص الشخصيتين بإختلاف المواقف
نتقمص شخصية المحامي في سبيل حصولنا على المال و نتقمص شخصية المصرفي إغتراراً بفكرنا
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توفي أنطون تشيخوف بعد كتابة هذه الرواية ب 14 عاماً و برغم أنني لم أقرأ كل أعماله و تعرفت عليه صدفة بدون توصيات من أحد إلا أنني لمست صدقه و وفائه في كل حرف كتبه
و لذلك عاشت قصصه و أصبح من أشهر كتاب القصة القصيرة على مرّ الزمان
أرفع لك القبعة مجدداً و ماضية في قراءة أعمالك
مراجعتي الصوتية الثانية للقصة
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITh5x...
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هذه القصة تنبهنا ل :
1-غرور الإنسان و تحيزه لرأيه قد يدفعه إلى خسارة كل أمواله.
2-جشع الإنسان في سبيل الحصول على المال يجعله يضحي بسنوات عمره.
3-الكتب خير رفيق للإنسان فيها الحكمة و المعرفة.
4-قيمة الإنسان الحقيقية بنقاء قلبه و صدق عمله و ليس بما يملك من مال أو معرفة
لم أكن أتوقع هذه النهاية و لم أتخيل أن يرسل تشيخوف هذه الحكمة..
هذه الرواية لا تعني التناقش حول عقوبة الإعدام ومن ثّم التراهن بين اثنين أحدهما مغتر برأيه و هو العجوز المصرفي الذي سيطرح الرهان مضحياً بمعظم ثروته و الآخر المحامي الشاب الجشع للأصفر الرنان الذي سيقبل بالسجن لمدة 15 عاماً و هو في سن الشباب في مقابل الحصول على 2 مليون روبية
هل قيمة الإنسان تساوي المال و في سبيل الحصول عليه يضحي بكل شئ أم قيمته بالعلم و المعرفة التي تكفيه و تجعله غنياً عن الإختلاط بأحد
قيمة الإنسان بصدق قلبه و صفاء نيته و حسن عمله عندما يقابل الله عزّ و جل يوم القيامة
كما أجاب أنطون تشيخوف في آخر القصة
فالإنسان سيرحل تاركاً كل شئ
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و من نحن يا ترى ...المحامي أم المصرفي العجوز ...أم نحن الإثنان نتقمص الشخصيتين بإختلاف المواقف
نتقمص شخصية المحامي في سبيل حصولنا على المال و نتقمص شخصية المصرفي إغتراراً بفكرنا
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توفي أنطون تشيخوف بعد كتابة هذه الرواية ب 14 عاماً و برغم أنني لم أقرأ كل أعماله و تعرفت عليه صدفة بدون توصيات من أحد إلا أنني لمست صدقه و وفائه في كل حرف كتبه
و لذلك عاشت قصصه و أصبح من أشهر كتاب القصة القصيرة على مرّ الزمان
أرفع لك القبعة مجدداً و ماضية في قراءة أعمالك
مراجعتي الصوتية الثانية للقصة
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITh5x...
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هذه القصة تنبهنا ل :
1-غرور الإنسان و تحيزه لرأيه قد يدفعه إلى خسارة كل أمواله.
2-جشع الإنسان في سبيل الحصول على المال يجعله يضحي بسنوات عمره.
3-الكتب خير رفيق للإنسان فيها الحكمة و المعرفة.
4-قيمة الإنسان الحقيقية بنقاء قلبه و صدق عمله و ليس بما يملك من مال أو معرفة
February 7, 2020
I love getting my historic Russian author doses in short story form (maybe one of these days I'll take on a full-length classic Russian novel, but that day has not yet arrived). "The Bet" is free here on Project Gutenberg (along with lots of other Chekhov stories).
A wealthy banker throws a party; there's lots of intellectual discussion that winds up focusing on the question: Is a life sentence of solitary confinement really less cruel than capital punishment?
A brash young lawyer argues that imprisonment is better than death, and he and the banker end up making a wild bet: the banker will set up a place of solitary confinement on his estate, and the lawyer will submit to it for 15 years. If the lawyer can stick it out for the full 15 years - not a moment less - the banker will pay him two million.
A wealthy banker throws a party; there's lots of intellectual discussion that winds up focusing on the question: Is a life sentence of solitary confinement really less cruel than capital punishment?
A brash young lawyer argues that imprisonment is better than death, and he and the banker end up making a wild bet: the banker will set up a place of solitary confinement on his estate, and the lawyer will submit to it for 15 years. If the lawyer can stick it out for the full 15 years - not a moment less - the banker will pay him two million.
It was decided that the lawyer must undergo his imprisonment under the strictest observation, in a garden-wing of the banker's house. It was agreed that during the period he would be deprived of the right to cross the threshold, to see living people, to hear human voices, and to receive letters and newspapers. He was permitted to have a musical instrument, to read books, to write letters, to drink wine and smoke tobacco. By the agreement he could communicate, but only in silence, with the outside world through a little window specially constructed for this purpose. Everything necessary, books, music, wine, he could receive in any quantity by sending a note through the window.The plot is straightforward, but the ideas and prose elevate it to something that is well worth reading and pondering. It's a different, thoughtful kind of tale with one major twist to it that I didn't see coming. And I don't think the final resolution - for either the banker or the lawyer - is as straightforward as it may seem at first glance. George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the Bardo, says it succinctly here, in an interview where he talks about why he loves Chekhov's stories:
That’s one of my favorite things about Chekhov: his ability to embody what I call “on the other hand” thinking. He'll put something out with a great deal of certainty and beauty and passion, absolutely convincing you—and then he goes, “On the other hand,” and completely undermines it. At the end of this story you ask, “Chekhov, is happiness a blessing or a curse?” And he’s like, “Yeah, exactly.”Yeah, exactly.
August 9, 2023
The Bet, by Anton Chekov starts with a wealthy banker who is hosting a gathering, and the guests are debating the merits, or otherwise, of capital punishment compared to life imprisonment. The banker holds the firm view that capital punishment is more humane than life imprisonment, however a young lawyer suggests he would choose life imprisonment rather than a death penalty.
Capital punishment kills a man once; lifelong imprisonment kills him slowly.
The lawyer accepts a wager to survive 15 years of solitary confinement. If he does this, he will receive 2 million Rubles from the banker. We follow the progress of the confined lawyer though the years – he struggles, reads, plays music, eats, drinks, sleeps, learns about God, philosophy and much more.
The reader is driven headfirst into a suspenseful ending as the lawyer approaches the 15-year mark.
This 7-page beauty really is worth picking up, as it’s a fascinating story. But it’s more than just a story – this piece considers more philosophical issues and themes, such as materialism, life’s meaning, ethics as well as the notion of punishment. One highlight for me involves the central place books inhabit in the lives of readers. The way we can live ‘other lives’, do ‘other things’, go to ‘other places’ – and so, so much more. Aren't we a lucky bunch?
To me, living with books is like living a million lives all at once.
This one is freely available, try and grab it, and enjoy.
5 Stars
Capital punishment kills a man once; lifelong imprisonment kills him slowly.
The lawyer accepts a wager to survive 15 years of solitary confinement. If he does this, he will receive 2 million Rubles from the banker. We follow the progress of the confined lawyer though the years – he struggles, reads, plays music, eats, drinks, sleeps, learns about God, philosophy and much more.
The reader is driven headfirst into a suspenseful ending as the lawyer approaches the 15-year mark.
This 7-page beauty really is worth picking up, as it’s a fascinating story. But it’s more than just a story – this piece considers more philosophical issues and themes, such as materialism, life’s meaning, ethics as well as the notion of punishment. One highlight for me involves the central place books inhabit in the lives of readers. The way we can live ‘other lives’, do ‘other things’, go to ‘other places’ – and so, so much more. Aren't we a lucky bunch?
To me, living with books is like living a million lives all at once.
This one is freely available, try and grab it, and enjoy.
5 Stars
February 21, 2022
The story opens with a dark autumn night. One banker, who looks tired and worried, remembers the party he gave many years ago.
They were discussing the issue of capital punishment. The main point of their debate may be summed up in the following question. Should the death penalty be replaced by life imprisonment, no matter how horrible a committed crime is?
The banker and one of his guests, a young lawyer, disagree on this matter. The host of the party is for the death penalty, whereas the lawyer considers taking away life even more inhuman. According to him:
"The death sentence and the life sentence are equally immoral, but if I had to choose between the death penalty and imprisonment for life, I would certainly choose the second. To live anyhow is better than not at all."
Instead of coming up with a sort of compromise, even an unsatisfactory one, the two men make the strangest bet one has ever heard of. Its outcome has to determine which of the two men is closer to the truth. The lawyer seems to be ready to put his neck on the line to prove his point.
Many years have passed since the bet was made. The stakes could not be higher. The banker feels like he rapidly loses grasp upon the events. He finds himself in an extremely difficult position in terms of both finance and conscience.
The Bet can be read here.
There had been many clever men there, and there had been interesting conversations.
They were discussing the issue of capital punishment. The main point of their debate may be summed up in the following question. Should the death penalty be replaced by life imprisonment, no matter how horrible a committed crime is?
The banker and one of his guests, a young lawyer, disagree on this matter. The host of the party is for the death penalty, whereas the lawyer considers taking away life even more inhuman. According to him:
"The death sentence and the life sentence are equally immoral, but if I had to choose between the death penalty and imprisonment for life, I would certainly choose the second. To live anyhow is better than not at all."
Instead of coming up with a sort of compromise, even an unsatisfactory one, the two men make the strangest bet one has ever heard of. Its outcome has to determine which of the two men is closer to the truth. The lawyer seems to be ready to put his neck on the line to prove his point.
Many years have passed since the bet was made. The stakes could not be higher. The banker feels like he rapidly loses grasp upon the events. He finds himself in an extremely difficult position in terms of both finance and conscience.
The Bet can be read here.
October 31, 2017
السجن "جنة" في حالة واحدة
وهذه الحالة ستقرأها في هذه القصة القصيرة...
وهذه الحالة ستقرأها في هذه القصة القصيرة...
October 22, 2022
This is a very thought-provoking short story. The apparent theme is, which punishment is better? Capital punishment or life imprisonment. The lawyer thinks that while both are immoral, life imprisonment is the better punishment mode, as it allows the person to live. The banker disagrees saying that capital punishment is better, as it mercifully kills the person instantly rather than killing him over the years. They make a bet whereas the lawyer would undergo voluntary imprisonment for fifteen years at the end of which the banker is to pay him two million. Fifteen years pass and the bet ends in a way unimaginable by both parties.
While the main focus is on the mode of punishment for the wrongdoers, Chekhov throws in philosophy in the second part of the story. The imprisoned lawyer studies many subjects thoroughly and becomes a sort of virtuoso. He gains "wisdom" through his learning and sees the world in a different light. The banker, on the other hand, living a delusional life slowly loses his wealth and becomes corrupt in mind. There is a huge amount of irony here. The imprisoned man reflects on worldly subjects and casts them off as irrelevant for life's happiness while the free man is weighed down with worldly subjects believing that they are the necessities in life and is living himself in a prison unaware of being living in one.
This is my first attempt at Chekhov, and I'm really impressed with his writing and thinking. I really want to explore him further in the future.
While the main focus is on the mode of punishment for the wrongdoers, Chekhov throws in philosophy in the second part of the story. The imprisoned lawyer studies many subjects thoroughly and becomes a sort of virtuoso. He gains "wisdom" through his learning and sees the world in a different light. The banker, on the other hand, living a delusional life slowly loses his wealth and becomes corrupt in mind. There is a huge amount of irony here. The imprisoned man reflects on worldly subjects and casts them off as irrelevant for life's happiness while the free man is weighed down with worldly subjects believing that they are the necessities in life and is living himself in a prison unaware of being living in one.
This is my first attempt at Chekhov, and I'm really impressed with his writing and thinking. I really want to explore him further in the future.
November 26, 2024
نزدیک به ۵ ۶ بار این داستان کوتاه رو بهصورت صوتی از طاقچه با برگردان آقای حسین کارگر بهبهانی و صدای میلاد تمدن، انتشارات ماهآوا در طول ۲ سال گوش دادم.
هر بار که داستان رو میشنوم، بیشتر بهقدرت قلم چخوف در نوشتن داستانهای کوتاه پی میبرم و هیچوقت رنگ تازگی خود را نمیبازد.
داستان خیلی ساده راجعبه بحث دو نفر سر موضوعی رخ میدهد که سر بهتر بودن حکم اعدام یا حبس ابد شرطبندی میکنند. وکیل جوان سر اینکه حبس ابد بهتر و انسانیتر از اعدام است حاضر میشود برای اثبات ادعای خودش ۱۵ سال از عمرش را در زندان بانکداری که فکر میکرد اعدام بهتر است برود.
بیشتر از این نمیتونم چیزی بگم، امیدوارم بخونید یا گوش بدید و لذت ببرید.🤍
"زندگیکردن به هر نحوی بهتر از مرگ است"
"به شخصه ـ اعدام را اخلاقی و انسانیتر از حبس ابد میبینم. اعدام فرد را در جا میکشد منتها حبس ابد آهسته آهسته. کدام جلاد انسانیتر عمل میکند؛ آنکه در عرض یکی دو دقیقه شما را میکشد یا آنکه طی سالهای متمادی جانتان را میگیرد؟"
"من از کتابهای شما بیزارم و از خرد و از موهبتهای این جهان هم! همهی اینها بیارزش، فانی، واهی، فریبندهاند؛ مثل سراب. شما ممکن است مغرور و خردمند و خوب باشید، منتها مرگ چنان شما را از صفحهی زمین محو میکند که گویی چیزی بیش از موش کور نبودهاید."
"شراب برانگیزانندهی شهوت است و شهوت هم بدترین دشمن زندانی. به علاوه، هیچ چیز از این افسردهکنندهتر نیست که تنهایی شراب بنوشی و کسی را هم نبینی. سیگار هم هوای اتاق را آلوده میکند"
"کتابهای شما من را خردمند کردند. همهی آنچه در طول عصرها فکر خلاق بشر پدید آورده در محفظهی کوچک جمجمهی من متراکم شده است. میدانم که از همهی شما خردمندترم!"
"اگر درختان سیب و پرتقال به ناگهان به جای میوه قورباغه و مارمولک بار بدهند یا گلهای رز بوی اسب عرق کرده بدهند، شما حیرت خواهید کرد. من نیز متعجبم از اینکه شما بهشت را با دنیا عوض کردهاید!... نمیخواهم شما را درک کنم!"
هر بار که داستان رو میشنوم، بیشتر بهقدرت قلم چخوف در نوشتن داستانهای کوتاه پی میبرم و هیچوقت رنگ تازگی خود را نمیبازد.
داستان خیلی ساده راجعبه بحث دو نفر سر موضوعی رخ میدهد که سر بهتر بودن حکم اعدام یا حبس ابد شرطبندی میکنند. وکیل جوان سر اینکه حبس ابد بهتر و انسانیتر از اعدام است حاضر میشود برای اثبات ادعای خودش ۱۵ سال از عمرش را در زندان بانکداری که فکر میکرد اعدام بهتر است برود.
بیشتر از این نمیتونم چیزی بگم، امیدوارم بخونید یا گوش بدید و لذت ببرید.🤍
"زندگیکردن به هر نحوی بهتر از مرگ است"
"به شخصه ـ اعدام را اخلاقی و انسانیتر از حبس ابد میبینم. اعدام فرد را در جا میکشد منتها حبس ابد آهسته آهسته. کدام جلاد انسانیتر عمل میکند؛ آنکه در عرض یکی دو دقیقه شما را میکشد یا آنکه طی سالهای متمادی جانتان را میگیرد؟"
"من از کتابهای شما بیزارم و از خرد و از موهبتهای این جهان هم! همهی اینها بیارزش، فانی، واهی، فریبندهاند؛ مثل سراب. شما ممکن است مغرور و خردمند و خوب باشید، منتها مرگ چنان شما را از صفحهی زمین محو میکند که گویی چیزی بیش از موش کور نبودهاید."
"شراب برانگیزانندهی شهوت است و شهوت هم بدترین دشمن زندانی. به علاوه، هیچ چیز از این افسردهکنندهتر نیست که تنهایی شراب بنوشی و کسی را هم نبینی. سیگار هم هوای اتاق را آلوده میکند"
"کتابهای شما من را خردمند کردند. همهی آنچه در طول عصرها فکر خلاق بشر پدید آورده در محفظهی کوچک جمجمهی من متراکم شده است. میدانم که از همهی شما خردمندترم!"
"اگر درختان سیب و پرتقال به ناگهان به جای میوه قورباغه و مارمولک بار بدهند یا گلهای رز بوی اسب عرق کرده بدهند، شما حیرت خواهید کرد. من نیز متعجبم از اینکه شما بهشت را با دنیا عوض کردهاید!... نمیخواهم شما را درک کنم!"
July 15, 2021
هي الحرية بعينها ؛ كتاب وخلوة مع النفس ..
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December 26, 2020
نابغههای هر عصر و هر عرصهای به زبانهای گوناگونی سخن میگویند، ولی در همهی آنها شعلهی واحدی فروزان است. آه! نمیدانید که چه شادی ماوراء زمینییی را در روحم از این که میتوانم اینها را بفهمم احساس میکنم
September 21, 2017
عالی بود.یکی از بهترین داستان های کوتاهی که تا به امروز مطالعه کردم
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اعدام بلافاصله می کشد و حبس ابد به تدریج. کدام جلاد انسانی تر است؟ کسی که شما را ظرف چند ثانیه میکشد یا کسی که در چندین سال پیوسته شما را از پاي درمی آورد !؟
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اعدام بلافاصله می کشد و حبس ابد به تدریج. کدام جلاد انسانی تر است؟ کسی که شما را ظرف چند ثانیه میکشد یا کسی که در چندین سال پیوسته شما را از پاي درمی آورد !؟
August 8, 2019
داستان های کوتاه خوب کم پیدا میشن ، شرط بندی آنتوان چخوف یکی از همین داستان های کوتاه خوب به شمار میاد
اگه بخوام به طور خلاصه و کمترین اسپویل ماجرا رو تعریف کنم می تونم بگم ماجرای جوان شیرین عقلی است که سر یک شرط بندی احمقانه 15 سال از عمرشو تباه می کنه
اگه بخوام به طور خلاصه و کمترین اسپویل ماجرا رو تعریف کنم می تونم بگم ماجرای جوان شیرین عقلی است که سر یک شرط بندی احمقانه 15 سال از عمرشو تباه می کنه
April 3, 2023
«سأثبت لكم بالقول والفعل ازدرائي لذلك الشيء الذي يبقيكم أحياء؛ إني أتنازل عن المليونين، الذين ظننتهم النعيم يومًا، والآن أزدريهم. حتى أنني أفكر في أن أسلب نفسي الحق فيهم، وأغادر غرفتي قبل الميعاد المتفق عليه، وبالتالي أخالف الاتفاقية»
November 28, 2019
ميدونم هدف داستان يه چيز ديگه بود ولي يه سري مسائل اذيتم ميكرد،مثلا چطوري ميشه به يكي ١٥ سال نور خورشيد نرسه؟چطوري يكي ميتونه ١٥ سال فعاليتي نداشته باشه؟چطوري يكي ميتونه تنها تنها تنها ١٥ سال زندگي كنه؟بعد طرف مفت مفت ١٥ سال از غذا و شراب و كتاباي بانكدار استفاده كرد بعد بانكدار با اين كه هزينه ميكرد واسه يارو مشكلي نداشت،چطور ميتونه مشكل نداشته باشه؟طرف داشت ورشكست ميشد بعد پول داشت واسه يارو خرج كنه حتي نگهبان واسش بذاره😐اين جزييات رو مخم بود
May 24, 2023
شما کدوم رو ترجیح می دید اعدام یا حبس ابد؟
__نه اعدام را تجربه کرده ام،نه حبس ابد را اما اگر کسی بخواهد بین آنها اولویت قرار دهد، به شخصه اعدام را،اخلاقی و انسانی تر از حبس ابد می بینم،اعدام فرد را درجا می کشد منتها حبس ابد آهسته آهسته.کدام جلاد انسانی تر عمل می کند؛ آن که در عرض یکی دو دقیقه شما را می کشد یا آنکه طی سال های متمادی جانتان را می گیرد.
_یکی از مهمان ها گفت:هر دوی این ها به یک نسبت غیراخلاقی اند،چون هر دو هدف یکسانی دارند:گرفتن جان. دولت خدا نیست و حق ندارد چیزی را بگیرد که وقتی آن را بخواهی بازگشتی در آن نیست.
___وکیل جوانی گفت:مجازات اعدام و حبس ابد به یک نسبت غیراخلاقی اند،اما اگر ناچار بودم میان حبس ابد و اعدام یکی را انتخاب کنم قطعا حبس ابد را بر می گزیدم،زندگی کردن به هر نحوی بهتر از مرگ است.
__نه اعدام را تجربه کرده ام،نه حبس ابد را اما اگر کسی بخواهد بین آنها اولویت قرار دهد، به شخصه اعدام را،اخلاقی و انسانی تر از حبس ابد می بینم،اعدام فرد را درجا می کشد منتها حبس ابد آهسته آهسته.کدام جلاد انسانی تر عمل می کند؛ آن که در عرض یکی دو دقیقه شما را می کشد یا آنکه طی سال های متمادی جانتان را می گیرد.
_یکی از مهمان ها گفت:هر دوی این ها به یک نسبت غیراخلاقی اند،چون هر دو هدف یکسانی دارند:گرفتن جان. دولت خدا نیست و حق ندارد چیزی را بگیرد که وقتی آن را بخواهی بازگشتی در آن نیست.
___وکیل جوانی گفت:مجازات اعدام و حبس ابد به یک نسبت غیراخلاقی اند،اما اگر ناچار بودم میان حبس ابد و اعدام یکی را انتخاب کنم قطعا حبس ابد را بر می گزیدم،زندگی کردن به هر نحوی بهتر از مرگ است.
October 7, 2020
لا أعلم ....
أنا لن أكتب عن الأسلوب. ولن أكتب عن السرد
لكن سأكتب عن خاطرة راودتني وضيق
هل ياتري تستحق المعرفة؟ هل ياتري يستحق المال ؟
أري الأنانية في طرفين
ما نفع العلم بدون توريثه. بدون ترك أثره
ما نفع المال. مادام مقابله حرمان
هل يرضيني أن أنطوي عن العالم ومعي كتاب
لا والله.
لا أعلم هل رأي متأثر بطبيعة كوني أم ومعلمة
متعتي في نظرة أطفالي وشغفهم للعلم وانبهارهم بمعارف جديدة عليهم
ضاق صدري علي أخت المحامي. يا تري كيف عاشت عاشت في حزن دفعت هيا الثمن ضاعت حياتها من أجل لا شيء اخيرا لن تتعلم من اخيها ولن تتمتع بالمال لكن
تمتعت بألم في قلبها ماتت ودمعها كفنها
هل حقا تستحق المعرفة هذه الضريبة ؟
هل حقا عاش المحامي براحة بال ؟
صدق رسولنا الكريم حين قال. خير الأمور أوسطها صل الله عليه وسلم
أنا لن أكتب عن الأسلوب. ولن أكتب عن السرد
لكن سأكتب عن خاطرة راودتني وضيق
هل ياتري تستحق المعرفة؟ هل ياتري يستحق المال ؟
أري الأنانية في طرفين
ما نفع العلم بدون توريثه. بدون ترك أثره
ما نفع المال. مادام مقابله حرمان
هل يرضيني أن أنطوي عن العالم ومعي كتاب
لا والله.
لا أعلم هل رأي متأثر بطبيعة كوني أم ومعلمة
متعتي في نظرة أطفالي وشغفهم للعلم وانبهارهم بمعارف جديدة عليهم
ضاق صدري علي أخت المحامي. يا تري كيف عاشت عاشت في حزن دفعت هيا الثمن ضاعت حياتها من أجل لا شيء اخيرا لن تتعلم من اخيها ولن تتمتع بالمال لكن
تمتعت بألم في قلبها ماتت ودمعها كفنها
هل حقا تستحق المعرفة هذه الضريبة ؟
هل حقا عاش المحامي براحة بال ؟
صدق رسولنا الكريم حين قال. خير الأمور أوسطها صل الله عليه وسلم
September 20, 2017
ما از یه داستان کوتاه چی میخوایم؟
شگفت زده مون کنه؟ قلبمون رو به تپش دربیاره؟ باعث بشه به زندگیمون فکر کنیم؟ خب این داستان همه اینارو داشت
بخونید،کوتاهه و به خوندنش میارزه.
واقعا نویسنده بودن آقای چخوف. دست مریزاد.
شگفت زده مون کنه؟ قلبمون رو به تپش دربیاره؟ باعث بشه به زندگیمون فکر کنیم؟ خب این داستان همه اینارو داشت
بخونید،کوتاهه و به خوندنش میارزه.
واقعا نویسنده بودن آقای چخوف. دست مریزاد.
December 19, 2017
حين تراهن علي حياتك بحياتك ..
حين تأسر الوقت أملاً في المزيد من الوقت ..
حين تضحي بالحاضر رغبة في المستقبل، ثم تضحي بالمستقبل رغبة في الحاضر ..
حين تراهن .. وحين تفوز تقر بخسارتك .. فتصبح خسارتك فوزاً لك
،،
حين تقرأ لتشيكوف وتفتح عينيك علي ما وراء السطور والأقنعة
وحينها .. تدرك جيداً أن الأدب الرائع لا يُقاس بعدد الصفحات او فخامة العناوين أو تعقيد الجمل
....
حين تأسر الوقت أملاً في المزيد من الوقت ..
حين تضحي بالحاضر رغبة في المستقبل، ثم تضحي بالمستقبل رغبة في الحاضر ..
حين تراهن .. وحين تفوز تقر بخسارتك .. فتصبح خسارتك فوزاً لك
،،
حين تقرأ لتشيكوف وتفتح عينيك علي ما وراء السطور والأقنعة
وحينها .. تدرك جيداً أن الأدب الرائع لا يُقاس بعدد الصفحات او فخامة العناوين أو تعقيد الجمل
....
August 27, 2023
Chekhov is a mindful craftsman, too deep, too clever. I failed to grasp how The Bet would conclude. Oddly enough but I feel that the resolution the writer has opted for was somehow topsy-turvy. I mean it had the same impact like following anecdote:
"Moses and Jesus were sitting together in a boat reminiscing.
'I really liked the one where you parted the water of the Red Sea, said Jesus.
'Ah, yes, said Moses, 'but that was nothing compared to your walking on the water-- that beats all. Say, do you think you could do it again?
'Sure, said Jesus, 'but it has been a long time.
He stepped out of the boat. Everything was fine, so he started walking slowly. Soon he noticed the water was coming up over the top of his feet. He was a little concerned, but kept walking. Soon the water was up to his ankles. He turned back toward the boat, worried. By the time he reached the boat again the water was up to his knees. He scrambled back in, relieved but puzzled.
'I don't understand, Jesus said, 'I know it has been a long time, but I really thought I had it down. I wonder what went wrong.
Moses was thoughtful too. Finally he said, 'I bet I know what it is! The first time you did it you did not have holes in your feet!"
"Moses and Jesus were sitting together in a boat reminiscing.
'I really liked the one where you parted the water of the Red Sea, said Jesus.
'Ah, yes, said Moses, 'but that was nothing compared to your walking on the water-- that beats all. Say, do you think you could do it again?
'Sure, said Jesus, 'but it has been a long time.
He stepped out of the boat. Everything was fine, so he started walking slowly. Soon he noticed the water was coming up over the top of his feet. He was a little concerned, but kept walking. Soon the water was up to his ankles. He turned back toward the boat, worried. By the time he reached the boat again the water was up to his knees. He scrambled back in, relieved but puzzled.
'I don't understand, Jesus said, 'I know it has been a long time, but I really thought I had it down. I wonder what went wrong.
Moses was thoughtful too. Finally he said, 'I bet I know what it is! The first time you did it you did not have holes in your feet!"
February 2, 2019
ما هى الفائدة من وراء القراءة إذا كانت غير جالبة للمنفعة المادية؟ .. ذلك أحد الأس��لة الوجودية التى لن تفلح أى إجابة للرد على هذا السؤال .. غالباً السائل لم يقرأ من قبل ولو أدّعى حب القراءة
خمس عشرة عاماً كانت سجناً إختيارياً بين الكتب لمحامى شاب وكانت كافية لكى يكتشف أن هذا العالم وأن ما فيه لا يساوى شيئاً بل وكانت كافية لأن يحتقر المحامى الشاب هذا العالم تماماً .. فمناقشة عن أى من الأحكام أشد قسوة ولا إنسانية الحكم بالمؤبد أم الحكم بالإعدام أودت بصاحب الرأى بأن حكم المؤبد أفضل بأن يزج به فى السجن الاختيارى بصحبة الكتب فقط ممنوعاً حتى من رؤية الشمس مثبتاً صحة وجهة نظره فى أن الإنسان يستطيع أن يستفيد من سجنه بالقراءة وبها يسافر فى عوالم أخرى .. أرى أن تشيخوف كان يعارض الحكم بالإعدام وعليه قرر أن يصيغ هذا الإعتراض بشكل أدبى.
ولكن الحكم بالإعدام فى بعض الأوقات يكون شفاءاً لصدور المظلومين وهو حكم ربانى فيما يخص مسألة القصاص.
خمس عشرة عاماً كانت سجناً إختيارياً بين الكتب لمحامى شاب وكانت كافية لكى يكتشف أن هذا العالم وأن ما فيه لا يساوى شيئاً بل وكانت كافية لأن يحتقر المحامى الشاب هذا العالم تماماً .. فمناقشة عن أى من الأحكام أشد قسوة ولا إنسانية الحكم بالمؤبد أم الحكم بالإعدام أودت بصاحب الرأى بأن حكم المؤبد أفضل بأن يزج به فى السجن الاختيارى بصحبة الكتب فقط ممنوعاً حتى من رؤية الشمس مثبتاً صحة وجهة نظره فى أن الإنسان يستطيع أن يستفيد من سجنه بالقراءة وبها يسافر فى عوالم أخرى .. أرى أن تشيخوف كان يعارض الحكم بالإعدام وعليه قرر أن يصيغ هذا الإعتراض بشكل أدبى.
ولكن الحكم بالإعدام فى بعض الأوقات يكون شفاءاً لصدور المظلومين وهو حكم ربانى فيما يخص مسألة القصاص.
September 15, 2017
Terribly terrific.
One of the remarkable short story I have ever read.
Precisely, the best 10 minutes read with long lasting impact.
'Capital punishment is more moral and more humane than imprisonment. Execution kills instantly, life-imprisonment kills by degrees. Who is the more humane executioner, one who kills you in a few seconds or one who draws the life out of you incessantly, for years?"
"Capital punishment and life-imprisonment are equally immoral; but if I were offered the choice between them, I would certainly choose the second. It's better to live somehow than not to live at all."
One of the remarkable short story I have ever read.
Precisely, the best 10 minutes read with long lasting impact.
'Capital punishment is more moral and more humane than imprisonment. Execution kills instantly, life-imprisonment kills by degrees. Who is the more humane executioner, one who kills you in a few seconds or one who draws the life out of you incessantly, for years?"
"Capital punishment and life-imprisonment are equally immoral; but if I were offered the choice between them, I would certainly choose the second. It's better to live somehow than not to live at all."
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