Believe it or not, but the main character of the proverb “feet feed the wolf” is the hero of our time. Don't believe? Then we invite you on an exciting journey that promises not only to raise the level of literacy, but also to confirm the thesis put forward.
History
It was not possible to find a true story about the origin of phraseology, but folk wisdom does not have so many sources, if we do not touch on the pearls of individuals who make a living from this kind of craft. I'm talking, of course, about writers. So, if you do not touch them, then folk wisdom mainly feeds on everyday observations of ordinary people. We admit that there were different aphorisms in this respect, but time selected the best for us. So, it is likely that the proverb "feet feed the wolf" came into the language from the craft of hunters.
A wolf is a predator that eats small bunnies and not only, but the efficiency of his work depends on the speed of the reaction of the beast and the agility of the paws of the animal.
The image of the wolf in Russian culture is impossiblemorally defined as good or unambiguously bad. "Forest orderly" can be quite different depending on the context in which it is placed. For example, when a person looks like a wolf, it's bad, but when someone has a wolfish appetite, it's good.
Meaning
The wolf is remembered when a person is not very quick and hardworking, and his profession, on the contrary, involves activity. Lawyers, journalists, lawyers, photographers - they all have to constantly look for something to feed themselves, just like a wolf a hare. Therefore, the expression “feet feed the wolf” can be “attached” to them, its meaning is clear: “As you stomp, you will burst.” In a more modern and recognizable language: "The standard of living depends on the activity, professional status and demand in the market."
If you want to live, know how to spin
Many of us are "wolves" now. People are scouring everywhere and everywhere in search of opportunities. They want more money, a better car/apartment/cottage. Men and women are concerned about their modernity and demand in the labor market, because their level of existence depends on this. One curious observation: now the level of material comfort is tightly connected to how much a person does not like psychological comfort.
Imagine a person working in a newspaper as a staff member, earning little, but enough for him. And around the younger and more ambitious (a word that is rapidly changing its sign from “minus” to “plus”) they tell him that he needs to move, look foropportunities, otherwise you can sit in this swamp all your life. In other words, "The legs feed the wolf," they say. But the hero is fine. And do you think he will succeed? Never. But perhaps this is not the main thing for him.
Besides a phrase from the 90s, when everyone was spinning and spinning with terrible force, how else can you replace phraseologism? Consider the options:
- you can't easily pull a fish out of a pond;
- patience and work will grind everything;
- water does not flow under a lying stone;
- what worked, then ate;
- without study and work, food will not come to the table;
Feel the thrill filling you? And remember how you feel when you are told that someone is working hard. Immediately, even if you do not know a person, you are filled with inexplicable respect for him.
Man almost unconsciously respects work and is ashamed of his "cool life", but not now. The Internet has opened up great opportunities for those who want to earn and have fun at the same time.
The reader will now think that proverbs and sayings from the peasant environment are already outdated, but he is mistaken. If people have fun 24 hours a day and constantly think about the opinion of the environment, is this not hard labor? No, no, the wolf's feet are still feeding. Only labor has seriously changed since then.
Wolf professions
They have already been partly announced. Peace is only a dream:
- to journalists;
- detectives;
- for photographers;
- lawyers;
- people involved in the advertising business;
- artists,actors, show business figures.
Of course, there are now much more restless people than indicated in the list. There are almost no those who are satisfied with their lot. Many want more, and the story of the comfort zone and the obsessive exit from it has become a favorite plot that permeates almost all segments of the population, excluding the poorest, because they have never even felt this comfort.
However, when a person chooses his path in life, he must clearly understand his strengths and weaknesses. Whether he is ready to take on the role of a predator or not. Now he knows what it means to "feed the wolf's feet", so he can include this acquisition in the circle of reflection. It's important not to miss one of life's most significant choices.
But there is another option
Of course, you don't have to be all of the above. You can, for example, choose the path of writing, which is not so sweaty. But everything is relative and depends on the specifics. For example, Ray Bradrery's main source of inspiration is his unconscious. As he himself admits in the book "Zen in the Art of Writing Books", the writer never specifically traveled anywhere, did not "absorb impressions" in order to write a novel or story later, everything happened by itself. Some memories gave creative shoots only after twenty years.
But make no mistake, there are documentary writers or production novelists in this shop, like Arthur Hailey, who worked in a certain field before writing a novel to achievemore naturalism. But do not think that the author worked, for example, at the airport until retirement, no, he does not need it. Two weeks was enough for the author of The Hotel. And how can one not remember our proverb.
In fact, there is no real choice of profession. A person develops, grows, gets smarter, searches and eventually stumbles upon what is most interesting to him and more or less allows him to live. Some are richer, some are poorer, it doesn't matter.
Of course, there are those who are not interested in much other than money, but that's another story. Our task is done.
