Deaths in the family and the instability of children force the hero of Ilya Ilyich’s final story to think about the fragility of earthly well-being and look for the meaning of life. Having become accustomed to acting decisively, he manages to do a lot during his vacation. Sees paths disappearing and emerging onto a straight path. He hears the roar of timelessness and the responses of the living who have become dead. He touches the power of the whirlwind that carries will. Life circumstances begin to develop in his favor, and he hopes that if he thinks about everything that is invented on earth with his own head, and firmly believes in what has been in his soul since childhood, then with With God's help you can get out on the straight path.