People should be cultured

　　People should be cultured! But what if the profession is not demanding the presence of congeniality? If a person does not have the opportunity to be educated, the social environment does not have that kind of condition, and can still ask him to talk about the luxury of congeniality. What if the people around him do not allow him to become a cultured person? Wouldn't it be counterproductive if he became a "white crow" among his colleagues, friends, and relatives, thus preventing him from getting close to others?

　　No, no, no! Conviviality - applicable to the needs of various social situations. Cultured, not only the people around you need, but also the needs of the person himself.

　　This is very, very important, especially for people who desire to live a happy life and long life, indeed, I'm talking about long life! You know, congeniality is spiritual health, and to live a long life you need to be healthy, not only physically but also spiritually. There is an ancient book that says, "Be respectful of your parents and you will become a long-lived person on earth." This saying is addressed both to each individual and the entire nation. This motto is full of wisdom.

　　However, we need to clarify, first of all, what cultured is, and then show why cultured has something to do with longevity.

　　Many people will think that a cultured person must have read a lot of books, have a good education (even most of them are educated in humanities), have traveled to many places, and have mastered several foreign languages.

　　Of course, with these conditions, it is possible to be a cultured person, but without these conditions, it is still possible to be a person who is cultured deep inside.

　　A truly cultured person, if he completely loses his memory, for example, he forgets everything in the world, can no longer remember the classic writers, can not remember the great works of art, forget the most important historical events, but at the same time, he still has some degree of subconscious responsiveness, such as seeing valuable cultural relics or works of art, will sincerely like, still have a sense of aesthetic pleasure. He can also distinguish what is a real work of art and what is a vulgar "thing", he can't help but give admiration the beautiful scenery of nature, he can understand the different characters of another person, and put himself in that person's shoes, understand that person, help that person, instead of showing rudeness, coldness, gloating or coldness, gloating, or cynicism, to judge another person as he should - all this means that he is still a cultured person ...... Cultured not only in knowledge but in the ability to understand others. Contentment is expressed in countless details of life: being respectful when arguing, being gentle when dining, helping others without making a sound (not making a sound means never making a sound), caring for the natural environment, and not causing pollution around oneself - not littering, not saying vulgar things, not having dirty thoughts in one's heart (because vulgar language and dirty thoughts are the same garbage, and more polluting garbage)!

　　I know some peasants in the north of Russia who are cultured people. Their homes are surprisingly tidy, they have a special appreciation for beautiful songs, they are good at telling "stories" (stories about what happened to them and about other people), they live their lives in an orderly manner, they are hospitable and courteous, they sympathize with the pain and understand the joy of others.

　　Contentment is the ability to understand well, accept well, and maintain a tolerant attitude toward the world and other people.

　　One should constantly strengthen one's congeniality, constantly hammering - just as one exercises one's physical strength, hammering the spiritual strength of the mind. Such hammering is possible and necessary under any conditions.

　　Exercise is good for prolonging life - everyone understands this truth. But when it comes to the exercise of mental and spiritual strength that must be enhanced to live longer, not so many people may be able to understand.

　　The crux of the matter is that harboring resentment towards things around you, being rude to others, and lacking understanding - these are all signs of weak mental strength, a sign that people cannot live ...... crowded on a crowded bus, often grumpy irritable, physically and mentally exhausted, and prone to react badly to everything around them. People who often quarrel with their neighbors cannot usually live and are more psychologically gloomy. People who lack aesthetic sensibilities - generally speaking - are also unfortunate. People who are not good at understanding others, who always complain about others, who always feel at a disadvantage and are aggrieved by others, are very poor in life, and often get in the way of other people's lives. Defects of the mind lead to physical weakness. Although I am not a doctor, I do not doubt this. The experience of long life has convinced me of this truth.

　　Kindness and goodness not only contribute to a person's health but can also make him more graceful. Indeed, one can become genteel.

　　A man's face is distorted by the ferocity and his looks become ugly, and a man who is fierce by nature will certainly lose grace in his manners - a pretended grace, while the grace that comes from nature and is natural is many times more precious.

　　To be a cultured person - is a social responsibility of man, and at the same time, it is a responsibility to oneself. It is a guarantee of personal happiness, a "good harbinger" of happiness, and the path to happiness.