Mentality is ... The definition and meaning of the word "soulfulness"

Today we will talk about what is spirituality. This word is loved by both ordinary people and advertisers. So, with him people have some emotional experiences. But let's talk not only about this, but also about the related concept - spirituality. What is meant by it today and what is meant by it at all.

Mentality is a non-translatable word for other languages

The headline is not a tribute to the now fashionable "Russianness," on the contrary, it is a linguistic fact. And all because in Russian it's very difficult to define the concept of soulfulness, but it's worth a try. So, sincerity is sincere conversion to another person. A genuine and disinterested interest in the point of view or problems of another person. Soulfulness has no boundaries. This quality is enjoyed by both men and women and children, but most of all, perhaps, the last, because they are sincere, have not learned yet to cheat, lie, cheat, give black for white and white for black. Of course, culture says that women are more spiritual, but this is not true.

To make sure of the sincerity of men, you can remember the film "The Irony of Fate, or With Easy Steam!" In it, the heroes celebrate the New Year. Reasonably podnabravshis, they tighten the song "Under the wing of the plane." And first they sing cheekily, they shout too much. And Lukashin said to them: "Guys, it's more sincere." And immediately all as one understand what it means. And they approach the matter in quite a different way. Sing sincerely, carefully, carefully. In a word, sincerely. As can be seen even from the example, the concept in question can be replaced by different words. Let's talk about synonyms separately.

How to explain what is spirituality, a foreigner or an ignorant Russian? Synonyms

Most of all, as an alternative to "soulfulness", the term from psychology - "empathy" is suitable. This is the ability to sympathize and empathize with another person. But empathy is a complex concept. In fact, there is no full-fledged replacement for the term "sincerity" in Russian. No matter how we shuffle the words, there is still no complete analogue. There is something in this combination of sounds and letters ... extremely sincere and still remaining in the shadows all the time. Sensuality is a mystery.

For example, if in advertising they say that such a drink is sincere, then the viewer, if he is a native speaker of the Russian language, only understands intuitively what this means. If we undertake to interpret, we will immediately get into an embarrassing situation, for the adjective "sincere" is (if it is a drink) "tasty", "fresh", "invigorating" and much more that comes to mind, and together With something else that is untranslatable to the language of symbols, but understood only by the interior.

However, if the reader asks us sternly: "How do you mean" soulfulness "? Synonyms can be chosen for this word or not? "We will honestly provide a list:

• Sincerity.
• Openness.
• Genuine interest.
• Ability to empathy.

The reader, having understood the general tonality of the linguistic substitutions of the concept of "soulfulness," can easily play this game. And it's time for us to move on.

Can you develop a soulfulness in yourself?

Of course, when answering this question, one can adhere to two points of view. First: it is, they say, an innate quality, and it is useless to learn. Probably, this view has supporters, but there is another opinion. The second version: a person does not have a rigidly defined, rigid nature, so almost everyone can learn anything, just want to. Sincerity is a painstaking everyday work on oneself.

It is difficult to understand another person, because this presupposes the presence of certain qualities of personality, for example, kindness, tolerance, altruism. If one who wants to learn the soul of evil, is selfish, rude, then without inner rebirth, only imitation is available to him, a simulation of sincerity, although it is enough to achieve certain goals.

Methods of development of soulfulness

If we talk about specific methods and techniques, then there are several ways to achieve the development of empathy:

• Reading of fiction.
• Observation of people.
• The development of imagination and fantasy on the topic of what it's like to be that-and-so. Yes, an important addition: it's not about Napoleons, but about ordinary people, perhaps acquaintances and friends or neighbors.

All these simple techniques will allow a person to understand his brother and expand the range of his life experience.

Disputes about spirituality and sincerity

Why is the question of delimitation of spirituality and spirituality at all actual? First, because these concepts are often used as synonyms, and this is a mistake. Secondly, because the very spirituality is understood inaccurately, exclusively in a religious sense. We will deal with these misconceptions.

For example, sincerity in a relationship is what? And can we say this: "spirituality in a relationship"? Answer: The first variant is understandable and sounds in Russian, and the second one is even heard by a little strange. Why? Because these are not synonymous terms.

When a man says that he and his wife have a spiritual relationship, then friends or casual fellow travelers understand that the spouses get along well, they are all right both in the home and in bed.

If the same man says: "We have a spiritual relationship with my wife!", Others will start to look at him and suspect evil. And all because that kind of relationship does not involve sex. Spiritual relations and the Platonic are synonyms. But, from the point of view of the language, it is easy to make a mistake here, because the meaning of the word "soulfulness" is one thing, and the other is the meaning of the word "spirituality". With this you need to be very careful not to sit in a galosh.

"Spirituality" is a purely religious term?

The answer to the question in the title: "Of course not!" Spirituality is any non-material production. Spirituality absorbs all the phenomena of human genius - from science to religion. Naturally, this area includes literature. Now there is the term "spiritual literature", that is, religious. But this is not entirely correct, because all literature is spiritual. The question is, why is there a delusion? Everything is very simple. Now there are a lot of believers, and religious consciousness is somewhat different from secular. For example, the first believes that absolute truth is only his department. Also, religious people, even Christians, often sin with intolerance of someone else's opinion and expression, and therefore they believe: if literature or art is connected with God, then these forms of human activity are spiritual, and the rest they refuse in this capacity.

The point is also that the term "spirituality" now has a wide demand, because a lot of people are keen on Orthodoxy. But, as often happens, people, using a word, do not bother to look into the dictionary. In addition, it is man's nature to err. And Francis Bacon revealed four types of errors of the subject in the knowledge of the world. There is no need to list all four, we are only interested in "idols of the market square" - the phenomenon boils down to the fact that people thoughtlessly use words, and each puts its own meaning in them. This, in turn, greatly complicates understanding. As an example, one can take the meaning of the word "spirituality": a religious person means only one, and a non-religious person is completely different. Sadly, they never agree with each other.

Fortunately, the meaning of the word "sincerity" does not cause people such difficulties. It is still associated in the human mind with something good and good. We hope that our reader will not confuse related concepts. Every educated person should know the difference between the terms "spirituality" and "sincerity", of course, if he wants to say that he really knows Russian.