Impressions and Analysis
After reading the book
“The Law of Eternity”..
Recently, I read the famous Georgian writer Nodar Dumbadze’s work “The Law of Eternity.”
Even the title of the book draws the reader in and encourages them to read further.
The novel, with its complex meaning and deep structure, forces the reader to think about humanity and its fate.
This novel not only sheds light on individual life experiences, but also calls for the study of the eternal laws of humanity.
Through this work, the writer depicts personal experiences, national traditions, and the internal struggles of individuals, which allows the reader to reflect on humanity and its eternal values.
The central theme of the work is the eternal laws of humanity, as all people, regardless of the time and place in which they live, share similar needs: love, suffering, searching, and fulfillment…
Through the three main characters in the novel, the author vividly demonstrates the similarity of these universal needs.
Though each character has unique life experiences, their struggles, in general, prove the interconnectedness of the eternal laws.
The novel calls on the reader to deeply reflect on the spiritual laws of life and the inner struggles of the human being.
These laws, on one hand, consist of divine and spiritual principles, and on the other, they involve the internal struggles of humans and their resistance to life’s challenges.
One of the strongest aspects of the work is its broad depiction of personal perspectives and inner struggles.
Throughout the reading, we encounter three different worldviews: one accepts life with a negative and dissatisfied view, another sees it as a simple phenomenon, and the third lives with spiritual pursuits. These differences show the inseparable connection between their internal struggles, views of life, and values.
Each character, through their internal struggles, prompts the reader to think about the true purpose of human existence and the eternal laws.
The writer imagines eternity not only as physical existence but also as the continuity of human spiritual condition, the heart, and the processes within the mind.
A person’s inner struggle and heart, in connection with their destiny and eternal goals, can become eternity.
In this way, the novel profoundly reveals the interconnection between life and death and the human pursuit of eternity.
The philosophical foundation of the novel is aimed at understanding human spiritual pursuits and the true purpose of life.
In “The Law of Eternity,” Nodar Dumbadze deeply analyzes the need for humanity’s inner struggles and spiritual searches, while also helping the reader understand the true essence of life.
Literary critics and writers such as Boris Pasternak, Mikhail Bulgakov, Gafur Ghulom, and Abdulla Qahhor have praised Dumbadze’s “The Law of Eternity” for its profound spiritual and philosophical content.
Bulgakov considered the work an important one that addresses the search for the human spirit and its spiritual elevation.
Gafur Ghulom and Abdulla Qahhor emphasized that the novel is focused on the human search for spiritual meaning and the quest to find life’s true purpose.
Pasternak commented on the work:
“Eternity, the meaning of human life, and its essence have always been at the center of literature. In this novel, Nodar Dumbadze explores exactly these questions and urges us to think and understand the true laws of life. Creators discover the eternal searches of humanity in such works.”
Nodar Dumbadze’s “The Law of Eternity” occupies a special place in world literature due to its profound content about humanity’s eternal values, the purpose of life, and fate.
This work is not only a piece of artistic creation but also an approach to understanding human life and its eternal laws.
By reading this novel, the reader is able to analyze their life, its essence, and humanity’s eternal values, gaining a fresh perspective on life.
Jakhongir NOMOZOV
Correspondent for Butov Azerbaijan newspaper in Uzbekistan.
Member of the International Union of World Talents.