Youth is a time of fun and love, young men and women entering adulthood are full of strength, he alth and bright hopes. They are young and sometimes want to get everything at once, make their mistakes, learn to live. "It's time for you to settle down!" - they hear from the older generation. But, you might think, "settle down" - what is it? Where does it come from? What is the reason for such behaviour? So, in our publication we will tell you what it means.
Stages of growing up
Young people in their general mass are cheerful reckless guys who love music, fashion, are in love with each other. In fact, this period of life is very significant, it is then that young people decide on the choice of their future profession and begin to look for their life partner, in other words, they begin to settle down. Note that the word "settle down" comes from the outdated Russian word "powerful", which meant - more calm, restrained, unhurried. Every young person comes to this idea sooner or later. Many of them experiencea feeling of rebellion, unwillingness to part with their freedom. But, as often happens, a person still settles down, it can basically mean one thing: he met his love and is ready to start a family. Having someone in your life that you want to share your life with and raise your own children is the defining factor when you understand what it means to settle down.
An inevitable pattern
In the good old Soviet film “Pokrovsky Gates”, a young man named Kostya is reproached by a girl for being a child, and the hero replies: “Wait, in just a few years you will be surprised how sedate and reasonable I will become!”. The answer surprises and at the same time makes you think: “It can't be! He scares us!”.
Let's give another example from the novel "War and Peace" by L. N. Tolstoy, where a few years after the main events in the novel, the author describes the happy family life of Natasha Rostova and Pierre Bezukhov, who are visiting an officer who was once in love with Natasha. He was struck to the depths of his soul by the changes in Rostova, who from a restless amorous girl with burning eyes turned into a sedate lady, busy at home, with children and her husband. This is the most striking example explaining what it is to settle down. Such cardinal changes plunged the hero into despondency, but the truth of life lies not in the eternal search, but in building, or rather, creating a family where children will be born, where it is warm and quiet. And only in such conditions it is possible to raise he althy and happy children.
Conclusion
In closing,summing up what has been said, it can be noted that the word “settle down” is a kind of concept of growing up, but there are no rules without exceptions, in our case we can say the following: this word is also used when an adult, and sometimes a mature person, depending on many factors in life can behave frivolously, stupidly, thoughtlessly. It would be really nice if there was someone nearby who would say: "Maybe it's time to settle down, this is not like you!".
