Do you think the confrontation between appearances and essence began recently? You are mistaken. And popular wisdom holds at least one saying that says that the conflict between “being” and “seeming” has a long history. Today we look at the proverb "The hut is not red with corners, but red with pies."
A bit of history
Now, when the Russian village, speaking in a politically correct language, is in crisis, folk aesthetics are not understood by everyone. Does the word “red” refer to red? Yes, they are connected by the root, but in the context of the topic we are more interested in “prettiness”.
Once upon a time in the Russian hut there was a "red corner", the place where the icons were hung and in every possible way distinguished it from others. Naturally, when a person entered, he immediately drew 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, the well-groomed corner did not guarantee that the visitor would be met as it should, that is, they would lay the table, put what to hide here, after all, all of ours, a charm. Final conclusions about the character of the owners should be made only when they either serve pies or not. Hence the expression "The hut is not red in corners, but red in cakes."
Value
Everything is more or less clear with the story, but there is still an allegorical meaning. And he is quite extensive and deep. The saying insists that the person does not make hasty conclusions. Imagine that we meet a pleasant young man who is trying to show us what kind, smart, courteous he is. The only thing he lacks is perhaps modesty. But during an almost universal outrage, modesty is not the virtue that the population strives for.
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. First, the “red” impression disappears, and we understand: this “positive wonderful person” has “pies” so-so.
And so in almost everything. When we are fascinated by people or work, we should not immediately make a judgment and give a final assessment. Popular wisdom warns: “The hut is red not with corners, but with cakes!” The meaning of the expression is reduced to a simple and transparent thought: conclusions must be drawn from extensive and comprehensive material.
Proverb wisdom and personal relationships
Possibility absorbs people, especially when much comes down to a good impression. For example, girls, meeting with guys, try to hide their bad habits and personality sides, so that if a man wants to get married, he will not be scared away by household manners or bad character traits. True, now, when cohabitation before marriage is becoming the norm, it is more difficult to hide the demons lurking inside, and the statement is true both for men and women. Guys also have something to hide. But the scenario is quite likely, in which the girls get into the situation of Marfushenka from the fairy tale “Frost”, that is, the ideal image will crack and ruin the whole project.
Relevance of the saying in working relationships
At work, the same story. In a situation where the employer pays special 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 the resume, of course, is irreplaceable.
But any system can be circumvented: there are people who boast that they can write a resume so that a person will be hired for any job. I would like to ask: what if a fellow candidate does not connect the two words at the interview? But often, such techniques work, and people, blowing dust in their eyes, are enriched. And all this would not have happened if we remembered the wisdom of our ancestors, which reads: "The hut is not red with corners, but red with pies." True, it is physically impossible to test everyone in the business, which is why it turns out that the choice of an employee is a lottery. But from this the proverb’s value does not become less significant, moreover, it seems terribly modern, just to the point of view of the day.