Often you can hear that the modern youth - all mercantile people. This word came in Russian from French, where mercantile means "mercenary, mercenary". Is the accusation justified and is this phenomenon dangerous? Let's try to analyze.
By definition, mercantile people are those who do not do anything "for nothing". In all, they see their benefits, and if it does not exist, they are not interested in the matter. But calculating in personal relationships is usually perceived extremely negatively. That's why we are so unpleasant mercantile people. It feels right away, they are cold and do not know how to sympathize. They do not care about the status of the interlocutor or partner, it is important for them to get what they want. But if in business relations this is the norm and it is rather inappropriate for the manifestation of personal sympathy, then in the family and in friendship, mercantile people are mostly those about whom they say "to themselves" and with whom they try to avoid communication. Why is this happening? The very meaning of the word "mercantile man" carries a negative charge. After all, none of us do not want to be perceived as an object, as a source of satisfaction of someone's desires, even if one of our relatives or relatives treats us like this. And although the world is based on the principle "you - me, I - to you", that is, on the exchange of services and goods, normal human connections, sincere and warm, are necessary for spiritual comfort. You can not buy any respect, no love, no real support. And what does "mercantile" man mean? This is the one who translates all communications into the category of "commodity-money relations." He sorts people into "useful" and "unnecessary" - of course, for him. He evaluates them only by what they can give him, and more often - in a material sense. Unfortunately, mercantilism is a kind of spiritual and spiritual problem of the epoch of capitalism. Nevertheless, it should not be confused with enterprise. Rather, it is prudence, coldness, commercialization of personal relationships. If entrepreneurship, business vein is perceived by us positively, then the word "mercantile" clearly has a negative connotation.
Is it possible to resist this phenomenon? After all, already young children learn the consumer attitude towards their parents. Then trade relations begin in the family - the child already does not want to do anything simply of goodwill, for everything requires payment. In some families it comes to the point of absurdity, even when the lessons are financially rewarded. It seems that in order to eradicate mercantilism - and even more precisely - not to admit to its development - it is necessary to teach young people sympathy from childhood. We need to direct their thoughts to the fact that human relationships, emotions, and the joy of communication are priceless. And what can truly reward only the word "thank you", spoken from the heart. After mercantile people are inherently lonely: they are accustomed to taking, they do not know how to give. They all suspect others in the same way they sin. That's why it's hard for them to trust anyone, they do not have close friends, and families often collapse. True personal relationships can only be sincere. This is what the small citizens of the world should learn, so that they will grow up happy and harmonious.