Do you think the confrontation between appearance and essence has begun recently? You are wrong. And folk wisdom keeps at least one saying that says that the conflict between "to be" and "to seem" has a long history. Today we will consider the proverb “The hut is not red with corners, but red with pies.”
A bit of history
Now, when the Russian village, to put it in politically correct language, is going through a crisis, folk aesthetics are not clear to everyone. Does the word "red" have anything to do with the color red? Yes, they are connected by a root, but in the context of the topic, we are more interested in “beautifulness”.
Once upon a time, in a Russian hut there was a "red corner", the place where icons were hung and in every possible way distinguished it from others. Naturally, when a person entered, he immediately paid attention to the underlined part of the space. If the guest was a man, then, involuntarily facing the images, he took off his headdress and was baptized. True, a well-groomed corner did not yet guarantee that the visitor would be met properly, that is, they would lay the table, set it up, what is there to hide, because everyone is theirs, a glass. Final conclusions about the character of the hosts should be made only when they either serve pies or not. Hence the expression “The hut is not red with corners, but red with pies.”
Meaning
With history, everything is more or less clear, but there is still an allegorical meaning. And it is quite wide and deep. The proverb insists that a person should not jump to conclusions. Let's imagine that we meet a pleasant young man who tries to show us how kind, smart, courteous he is. The only thing he lacks, perhaps, is modesty. But in a time of near-universal outrageousness, modesty is not the virtue that the population aspires to.
And the first impression seems to be benevolent, but then by the will of fate we get to his house and see that, having lost control for a second, he beats the cat in irritation. The first, “red” impression disappears, and we understand: “pies” of this “positive wonderful person” are so-so.
And so in almost everything. When we are fascinated by people or work, we should not immediately pass judgment and give a final assessment. Folk wisdom warns: “The hut is red not with corners, but with pies!” The meaning of the expression comes down to a simple and transparent thought: you need to draw conclusions on extensive and comprehensive material.
Wisdom proverbs and personal relationships
Appearance consumes people, especially when a lot comes down to a good impression. For example, girls, when dating guys, try to hide their bad habits and personality traits so that if a man wants to get married, he will not be scared away by everyday manners or bad character traits. True, now that cohabitation before marriage is becoming the norm, it is more difficult to hide the demons lurking inside, and the statement is true for both men and women. Guys also have something to hide. But a scenario is quite likely in which the girls will fall into the situation of Marfushenka from the fairy tale "Frost", that is, the ideal image will crack and ruin the entire project.
Relevance of saying in working relationships
At work the same story. In a situation where the employer pays increased attention to the resume, the main thing is to correctly present your experience. Naturally, the employer must understand who is in front of him, and therefore he needs data in a compressed form, and here a resume is, of course, indispensable.
But any system can be bypassed: there are people who brag about the fact that they can write a resume so that a person will be hired for any job. I would like to ask: what if a comrade candidate does not connect two words at an interview? But often such tricks work, and people, throwing dust in their eyes, enrich themselves. And all this would not have happened if we remembered the wisdom of our ancestors, which says: "The hut is not red with corners, but red with pies." True, it is physically impossible to test everyone who wishes in business, which is why it turns out,that the choice of an employee is a lottery. But from this the value of the proverb does not become less significant, moreover, it seems terribly modern, downright on the topic of the day.
