The bet by Anton Chekhov a short story

[00:00:00]Give me 1 minute, I will tell you why you need to read more and more. Once a young lawyer and a rich banker debate on a if capital punishment is better than the life imprisonment, the lawyer believes that both are immortal, but her would choose to live not at all. The banker estate execution is better as it kills you instantly, whereas an imprisonment kills you by kills by degrees. So, they prove their point on They decided on a bet that the domes are The lawyer has to stay confined for the 15 years in the cell. He can't leave, meet anyone, or read any newspapers.

[00:00:34]However, he can read book as many wants.

[00:00:37]And also have a drink, alcohol, play musical instruments. The prize money is 2 million. During the first year, the lawyer just play piano and no vices. On the second year onward, he started reading classics. Fifth year onward, he stopped reading and started indulging in alcohols, writing incessantly, and could be frequent frequently heard crying at night. From the middle of the sixth year, he resumed reading and reading philosophy and different languages. The volume of the books The entire 10 years, he just reading Gospels and theology and histories of religion. The last 2 years, he read medicine and 6 years 15 years, banker is bankrupt and doesn't want to honor the bet. So, he decided to kill the lawyer. He visit his cell. However, the skeleton thin lawyer asleep with a note on the table. On reading note, banker feel happy confined. On the next and the last day, the lawyer secretly escaped and the lawyer lost the bet. However, 15 year of salvation with a hundred of book experiences that the earth offers and now he liberated off all impurity of his mind.

[00:01:47]His prize was absolute freedom.