How is a two-faced man recognized?

Accusing someone of hypocrisy, people often use the name of the ancient Roman god Janus, who, as everyone knows, had two faces, which means two mouths and four eyes. For those who are not familiar with ancient mythology, one may get the impression that this celestial person personified treachery and deceit, but this is not so. Janus was a good god, he symbolized the beginning and end, and also helped to find outlets and entrances. Even in its "zone of responsibility" was chaos, and it is the source material for any order. Why? Yes, because there is nothing more to do.

Pagan polytheism, which in the ancient Roman Empire was the state religion, implied that there are many gods, they form a kind of governing body with a strict division of functions and a certain hierarchy. In this structure, Janus occupied not the last place. Therefore, not every two-faced person deserves such a flattering definition.

Generally speaking, any member of society at some point in his life plays some role, and Shakespeare was right, calling the whole world a theater, and people - actors in it. If you go back to ancient times, then the traditions of the theater in ancient Greece prescribed performers to wear masks, according to which their role was guessed. This is how it is today, only representatives of the creative profession use their own faces, expressing with mimicry the whole gamut of emotions dictated by the character of the character being performed. But is it possible to say that every actor is a two - faced man?

Our life is full of rituals, each of which provides for a variety of elements that are mandatory for execution. Even if one of the participants in the ceremony, unimportantly, joyful or sad, does not share the feelings prescribed by the situation, he is forced to obey the general order and attach his own physiognomy to the moment appropriate expression. He "puts on a mask", and everything goes his own way. And if someone tries to remove it, he will immediately be accused of callousness, cynicism and non-observance of decency. Moreover, they say that he is a two-faced man: for so many years he has pretended to be decent and now ...

If there are only two variants of behavior, then it is not necessary to speak about sophisticated cunning. A two-faced person is not a hypocrite: the real insidiousness lies in a much larger number of forms, and they can vary depending on the situation, similar to the chameleon colors when moving through the jungle. The ability for such mimicry is partly innate, but mostly increases with the achievement of mastery, and it is necessary to speak about many-sidedness.

But for simplicity, we can accept the hypothesis that the hypocritical person is a hypocritical person. The definition of what a vis-a-vis can show in a relationship is a certain cunning, in general, the procedure is simple, but this will take a little time. So, the first sign of duplicity is the failure to fulfill promises. The second criterion is the ability to lie. And the third is the inability to justify the trust. At least, the outstanding Bashkir writer and scientist Rizaitdin Fakhretdinov recommended to pay attention to these three symptoms. However, people, wise with life experience, and can quickly determine that they are a two-faced man, for this they sometimes just look in the eye. Those who want to learn to understand the nature of treachery and signs of deceit in the youth, the book by Alan Pisa "The language of body movements" will be useful.