The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

“A Dream of a Funny Man. A Fantastic Story” by Fyodor Dostoevsky is piercing and compact, yet it has a deep philosophical subtext. The main character is a ridiculous, funny, lonely man, shut up in his complexes, desperate and having lost faith. He decides to end his life. Falling asleep with a revolver in his hand, he sees a dream that becomes for him an revelation, changes everything about his worldview, and opens a new meaning to life:
“…I saw the truth, I saw—and I know—that people can be wonderful and happy without losing the ability to live on Earth. I don’t want and I can’t believe that evil is a normal condition for people…”