"Curious Varvara at the bazaar tore off his nose": the meaning and meaning of the saying

When we spied on children for various interesting but not things for the child's eyes, parents caught us with the words: "The curious Varvara was torn off the bazaar." And we understood what it means, intuitively or consciously. In this article, we will also understand the meaning of this saying, and with that, it's bad or good to be curious.

Value

Imagine, a woman walks around the market, she'll look in, look here, but she still does not have the money. And in one of the flea market, she lost a very important part of the body for a person. Such a story is unpleasant for her: the curious Varvara at the bazaar tore her nose away.

The proverb censures excessive, meaningless curiosity.

Curiosity and curiosity

In serious textbooks on psychology you will not find a division between curiosity and curiosity, but nevertheless it is very interesting.

Curiosity is the thirst for information that a person satisfies without any benefit to himself. For example, all people (both men and women, with the first even more than the latter) like gossip. Here is an example of pure, uncomplicated curiosity, because how to use the information that Paris Hilton has a new lover, or that Ronaldinho boots are made using pure gold, is completely unclear. Someone will ask: "Why do you need to know?" And in general: the curious Varvara at the bazaar tore off his nose. " In some ways, Mr. Anonymous is right, but in some ways there is not. We move on.

Another thing - the cases of Freud, Jung or a book on science and philosophy. We will not be very modest and we will say that this article is also intended for inquisitive people. It is useful, after all, to know the language in which you speak or read. An inquisitive person seeks information not for her own sake, he has a purpose. And the saying "curious Varvara at the bazaar tore off his nose" defames those who do not have such a goal.

However, in this sense, like almost everything in the world, knowledge is relative. Information about the lover of Paris Hilton can come in handy scandalous journalist, who writes a fresh article on a hot topic. Ronaldinho's shoes, or rather information about them, can serve a sports commentator or journalist who is eager to entertain the reader or listener.

Even the most senseless, seemingly, thing - gossip, can be an object of both curiosity and curiosity. For example, you hear at work that one man meets a woman. At first you think that this is just curiosity, and then it turns out: you can use this information to advance the career ladder. Of course, this example teaches the bad, but here we argue beyond moral categories. It is important for us to understand the difference between curiosity and curiosity. We think that everything is clear in this matter.

Gossip

Debt commands after the immoral previous section to say that using gossip against their colleagues or subordinates is very bad and low. Try not to turn to "black" technology, even for the sake of a career. In general, you need to ignore the rumors, or you can lose your nose, as the heroine of the considered saying ("curious Varvara at the bazaar tore off his nose").