You must have heard the proverb “Take care of honor with the young, and the dress again.” What does this expression mean, is it still relevant today? Or the concept of honor has sunk into oblivion along with the silver age of Russian literature? The article will try to figure it out.
A few words about honor
Without turning to the dictionary, we will try to define the word “honor”. First of all, this is the internal state of the soul, determined by each person for himself. Under the concept of “honor” can be attributed morality, conscience, dignity, valor. Someone will add nobility, selflessness, courage, truthfulness to this list. And this is all because “honor” is a comprehensive concept. Is this quality measurable, is it possible to instill in a person the consciousness that it is important to him? No, this is a state of mind that is invisible to the human eye and nonetheless exists along with love, courage or nobility.
What's good about the new dress?
In fact, most people know only the first half of the expression - "Take care of honor from the young." The proverb ends with a meaningful statement that the dress must be protected again.
Remember the new dress you just bought. It is whole, beautiful, sits perfectly. If you wear the dress carefully, take care of it, wash, patched on time, the thing will last a long time.
Honor is not a dress. How intact and protected it is, no one knows, except for the personality. So is it necessary to take care of her as a dress?
"Take care of honor with the young!" What for?
Is it worth it to take care of something that is not visible to anyone? In public, one can play courage and nobility, but are these qualities useful? The modern world does not involve caring for anyone but yourself. From parents, educators, teachers, we hear that the world is cruel, and we need to fight, literally "go over the heads." What dignity and honor can we talk about in this case?
Schoolchildren, while studying classical works and bumping into the phrase “Take care of honor from the young, ” do not grasp its meaning. “Honor is not in honor now, ” the youth jokes, preparing to go into battle with life and rivals for a place in the sun.
