Part Five - The Dream of the Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Part5 of an outstanding BBC production called "The Dream" (1990) was adapted by Murray Watts from "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man". by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

"The Dream" is a monologue concerning a utopian vision of heaven on earth. Director: Norman Stone - Staring: Jeremy Irons.. ( In five parts ) Fyodor Dostoyevski

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[tygrl]

I read this long ago and I felt it put into words so aptly and so beautifully what my mind could only conceive. Again and again have I returned to this thought, this dream....

Thank you for sharing it. =)

[AcceleratorPlus]

@tygrl The Dream is to establish a world governed by.. Loving kindness, Righteousness, Justice, Wisdom, Peace, Truth, and Freedom.

This same essential message is taught in both Buddhism and the Bible,,

But then.. This world is no place for dreamers.....:-(

[AcceleratorPlus]

In the original story.. organised religion is seen to play a part in mankind's downfall.

The BBC must have cut that idea out.. for fear of causing offence.

There is a printable text version of this story on my website.. and a version illustrated with pictures.

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[utopianguy]

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I recently read Dream of Ridiculous man and there seems to be no reference to organized religion. Dostoevsky does mention emergence of people who claim tp people that they know how to bring harmony but there is no explicit reference to religion.

The only reference to religion is

"There arose religions with a cult of non-existence and self-destruction for the sake of the everlasting peace of annihilation."

I have been reading English translation by Constance Garnett

[AcceleratorPlus]

@utopianguy Even translations of the Bible can differ.. The story embodies the Bible’s agenda.. and the men who wrote the Bible rejected organized religion..

In the translation I have.. the story clearly trashes organized religion.. while in the TV drama this element is missing..

To quote:

“Religions began to emerge, worshipping the nonbeing, and self annihilation, for the sake of eternal repose in nothingness. "

[AcceleratorPlus]

“Saints came to those people and preached to them about their pride, their loss of a sense of proportion. The saints were laughed at and stoned. Their blood splattered the doors of the temples.

Like small children, they begun to worship their desires.

Countless temples were built, in which they defiled their own desires; and proceeded to worship them, and prayed to this idea. .”

Translations tend to differ..

[conradzbigniew]

without god anything is possible -D

He didnt have too much faith in us even for a Russky. Might sound ridiculously facile but the cold has got a lot do with these trains of thought.

[kokopelli314]

Quite wonderful.

Two thoughts come to mind.

Freedom is the doctrine of the state.

Man cannot create paradise, he can only refrain from destroying it.

[MissMagnolialabelle]

Outstanding performance!

[odedesteve]

"The consciousness of life is higher than life. The knowledge of the laws of happiness is higher than happiness." That is what must be fought!

This line is from the end of the story and was left out of this. But these are some of the most important words i have ever heard in my life.

[Rlzee]

Thanks So Much for posting this. I saw it a Long Time Ago and am so glad to see it here.