"Whoever wakes up early, God gives to him": the meaning of the saying

Everyone in Russia knows the proverb: "Whoever gets up early, God gives to him." However, today this winged expression is often ostracized. Life changes, and the very view of Russian proverbs and sayings changes. What in ancient times was immutable truth, today is no longer the rule of conduct.

More time to do - more income you will get

In ancient times, when there was still no electricity, the saying "Who gets up early, God gives it" was relevant. Although, of course, no higher powers will add wealth to anyone, no matter how soon a person ascends. The meaning of this expression is not the time of recovery, but in diligence, the number of cases completed during the daylight hours. You can stand up and dark, but sit down on a bench with nothing to do and nothing to do - is it possible to become richer?

Another reason for the appearance of this saying can be considered that a person who gets up by noon will do little work before dark, therefore, in the evening he will have to light a lamp or a candle. And for a poor person this is an unnecessary expense. Naturally, in those families where kerosene and candles were spent every day, there was less money.

Although hard work early in the morning and little before the dark helped poor people get rich, as history proves. They also got up before dawn then, in order to have time to do something at their site, until the hour of working off the serfdom for the master comes. But those who were destined to lose their wealth at birth, could lie in bed all day, spend time in entertainment, but still only rich and fat.

Rural working days

Many Russian proverbs are invented by ordinary people. They are based on the practical experience of the peasant, because in the past Russia was an agrarian country, agriculture was the main production. Therefore, the phrase: "Who wakes up early, God gives to him" is just revealing the main meaning of rural life. Actually, for those who now live in the villages and keep their own farm, these words are still the main rule in working life.

After all, cattle need to be kicked out early in the meadows so that before sunrise it can eat well. You'll wake up, you'll be late for pasturing the herd in the pasture - the animal will remain hungry, which means it will not gain weight, cows and goats will give less milk. The one who held these animals, knows how difficult it is then to increase their yield.

And if there is no common herd in the village, it's still a saying: "Whoever gets up early, God gives to him" the importance is important. After all, with the rising of the sun, awfulness awakens, gadflies, hornflies, which painfully sting the cattle, do not let it graze, they drive into bushes or into a pond.

Mowing grass in haymaking is also possible only in the early morning, by dew. And it withers with the sunrise, and the scythe simply mows the grass. Therefore, lovers of long luxuries in bed can stay in the winter without feed for cattle.

And agricultural work depends on the light day. In the kitchen gardens, there are still no lights for which you can plant, weed, thin the shoots, water the beds. Do not have time for the day to do the most things - you will not have a good abundant harvest in the fall. But the one who copes with all agricultural work in time will definitely have a good income when the time comes.

Modern life of citizens

Many Russian proverbs for residents of megacities today look at least silly. For example, it is unnatural to demand an early rise from a person who needs to work on that day in the evening or night shift. Well, what kind of result can be expected from an unsleeped surgeon or already tired after household chores? Yes, and workers in restaurants, nightclubs, guides, drivers before work should have a good rest. In addition, that otherwise their work will be ineffective, lack of sleep can have a bad effect on health.

By the way, the option of paying electricity for day and night tariffs also contradicts the old proverb. After all, washing on a modern automatic machine at night will save a lot. Yes, and work on the computer, watching TV, cooking on an electric stove at night, and not by day - is also a saving. So it turns out that it is more profitable to do household chores after 23 hours and until 7 am.

Redefined winged expressions

The wit of the people is often directed at conservative people who are trying to subordinate everything to long-established rules. Therefore, Russian proverbs and sayings are rewritten, turning into ridiculous expressions that change their meaning.

"Whoever gets up early, sleeps all day", "You'll get up early, you'll lay down earlier", "Who used to get up, and cook breakfast" - here are some sarcastic phrases based on old dogmas.

The mode of human activity is an individual feature

And the proven division of people into "owls" and "larks" in many ways contributes to ridicule this proverb. After all, a person whose highest activity is manifested in the second half of the day, suffers both physically and morally, if he has to go up early and start working. And the result of the activities of such people often depends on when the work was done. Especially it concerns people of creative professions, who often prefer to create their masterpieces in the evening or even in the dead of night. Perhaps, one should not take seriously old Russian proverbs today and try to live on them?

The meaning of proverbs and sayings today

Of course, it's pointless to argue, people are always wise. And he came up with good sayings, meaningful and serious proverbs. However, a modern person should be able to understand them not verbatim, but try to catch the deep meaning of folk wisdom.

1. Not in how many hours you start to work, the meaning of the expression "Who gets up early, God gives to him" is hidden. Everything is much more complicated. And the main thing is how many important and necessary things you will be able to accomplish in a day.
2. God will not give any favors, as soon as a man has got out of bed, if he is lazy and stupid. Everyone must create his wealth by his work and intellect.
3. The notion of "getting up early" should be understood not with reference to specific hours, but in accordance with when a person began to rest. You should not rest more than what is necessary for the body, do not need extra hours to lie around idle.

Finally ...

And the most important rule, which every individual should strictly adhere to, is not to take someone's opinion for truth, not even the popular saying is an axiom. Because to each of them it is always possible to pick up another, which will have exactly the opposite meaning.