Reason and feelings - these two concepts have great value in a person’s life, despite the fact that they perform different roles. How often do we come across the fact that common sense tells us one thing, but the voice of the heart tells us something completely different. Indeed, intelligence is the ability of people to objectively evaluate the world around us, and feelings – to emotionally perceive the phenomena of reality. Many poets and writers of world and domestic fiction have addressed this topic in their works.
Vivid proof is the story of the famous Russian writer A.I. Kuprin “ Garnet bracelet" Using the example of the main characters of the work, the author showed readers that the main thing is to remain yourself, have a reasonable mind, listen to your heart and be guided by your conscience. The main character Zheltkov, a small employee, a lonely and timid dreamer, thinks that his fate is to love madly, but unrequitedly, and that it is impossible to escape from fate. Love is like an ideal, must be based on sublime feelings, on mutual respect, honesty and truthfulness. This is exactly how I imagined her main character. For many years his hopeless love for a young society lady from high society. The letters he sends to her are the subject of ridicule from members of the Sheyny family. The princess herself does not take them seriously, and the bracelet given for her birthday causes a lot of indignation. With his mind, Zheltkov understood that his life would never be connected with this woman, but with his heart and feelings he was chained to her, because it is impossible to run away from his love.
However, a turning point still comes in the life of the main character, and he begins to realize that he is no longer able to live with unrequited feelings. He comes to the conclusion that he is only hindering Vera Nikolaevna’s life and complicating her relationship with her husband. Zheltkov is grateful to this woman for the wonderful feeling in his heart, which elevated him above the world of injustice and evil, for the inseparable love that, fortunately, he was destined to experience. But for him love became stronger than death, he decided to die. And only after death Vera Nikolaevna realized that in her soul “ little man"the vein was huge and pure love who passed by her. I believe that the hero’s mind prevailed over his feelings, because the understanding that the woman he sincerely loves will never be with him became a fatal step in this man’s path.
Thus, a person must understand and be aware of his actions and actions, which can affect his fate or lead to irreparable tragedies. Everyone must determine for himself what is more important: objective reason or unconscious feelings. After all, by making the wrong choice, we risk our own happiness, and maybe even our lives.
“Reason is given to man to understand: it is impossible to live by reason alone, people live by feelings”
(Erich Maria Remarque)
Reason and feeling... Which of these two components human soul more important? What should we listen to more in life: the voice of reason or the call of the heart? It is these questions that the topic I have chosen makes me think about.
For many centuries, humanity has lived, developed and created precisely thanks to reason. It is the ability to think that distinguishes humans from other animals. But each of us is also endowed with the ability to feel. Reason and feeling are the most important components of a person. In my opinion, they must coexist in each of us in harmony, because if a person lives only by reason, then he is deprived of all the joys given to him by life. If a person lives only by feelings, then there is a high probability that one day he will commit a rash act under the influence of emotions. However, each person gives his own answer to the question of what is more important, and many writers have discussed this.
Let us remember the work of A.I. Kuprina. The story “The Garnet Bracelet” tells the love story of poor telegraph operator Grigory Stepanovich Zheltkov for Princess Vera Nikolaevna Sheina. Our heroes have completely different ideas about what is more important in life: feeling or reason. Vera Nikolaevna lives guided by her reason, her life proceeds according to routine. Her life is a monotonous existence. And for Zheltkov, love for the princess, his feelings, became the meaning of life, although he was well aware of the insurmountable gap that lay between them. But the hero chooses the path indicated by his heart, his soul, he loves, and this makes the hero happy. Having devoted eight years of his life to the princess and receiving nothing in return except a note telling him to stop pursuing her, he dies. And only his death brought Vera Nikolaevna to his home and made her understand that Zheltkov’s love was the only one in her life true love, which every woman dreams of. Her soul was finally reborn. After reading the work, we understand that it was important for the author to show that people who try to live only by reason are doomed to a spiritually empty existence, for only love can give a person true happiness.
As a second argument, I would like to cite the work of Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin “ Poor Lisa». Main character story, a young girl from a poor family falls in love with a rich nobleman. She completely surrendered to her feelings and could not even imagine that her beloved could one day betray her. Erast marries a rich elderly widow for money, and upon learning of this, Lisa commits suicide. The author of the story shows us that love is a wonderful feeling that can elevate and transform a person, but sometimes it can destroy a person, as happened with Lisa. She forgot about everything, following the call of her heart; her mind, being in the background, could not save her.
To summarize, I would like to say that you cannot live by one thing alone. We are given feelings to feel the fullness of life, and reason to complete the right choice. A person will live a full life only when reason and feelings are harmoniously combined in him.
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Victory is always desired. We are waiting for victory with early childhood, playing catch up or board games. We need to win at all costs. And the one who wins feels like the king of the situation. And someone is a loser because he doesn’t run so fast or the chips just fell out wrong. Is victory really necessary? Who can be considered the winner? Is victory always an indicator of true superiority?
In Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's comedy “The Cherry Orchard,” the conflict is centered on the confrontation between the old and the new. Noble society, brought up on the ideals of the past, has stopped in its development, accustomed to receiving everything without much difficulty, by right of birth, Ranevskaya and Gaev are helpless before the need for action. They are paralyzed, cannot make a decision, cannot move. Their world is collapsing, going to hell, and they are building rainbow projects, starting an unnecessary holiday in the house on the day of the estate auction. And then Lopakhin appears - a former serf, and now - the owner cherry orchard. Victory intoxicated him. At first he tries to hide his joy, but soon triumph overwhelms him and, no longer embarrassed, he laughs and literally shouts:
My God, my God, cherry orchard my! Tell me that I'm drunk, out of my mind, that I'm imagining all this...
Of course, the slavery of his grandfather and father may justify his behavior, but in the face of, according to him, his beloved Ranevskaya, it looks, at least, tactless. And here it is already difficult to stop him, like a real master of life, a winner he demands:
Hey musicians, play, I want to listen to you! Come and watch how Ermolai Lopakhin takes an ax to the cherry orchard and how the trees fall to the ground!
Maybe, from the point of view of progress, Lopakhin’s victory is a step forward, but somehow it becomes sad after such victories. The garden is cut down without waiting for departure former owners, Firs is forgotten in a boarded-up house... Does such a play have a morning?
In the story “The Garnet Bracelet” by Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin, the focus is on fate young man who dared to love a woman outside his circle. G.S.J. He has long and devotedly loved Princess Vera. His gift - a garnet bracelet - immediately attracted the woman’s attention, because the stones suddenly lit up like “lovely, rich red living lights. “Definitely blood!” - Vera thought with unexpected alarm.” Unequal relationships are always fraught with serious consequences. The alarming premonitions did not deceive the princess. The need to put the presumptuous scoundrel in his place at all costs arises not so much from the husband as from Vera’s brother. Appearing in front of Zheltkov, representatives high society a priori behave like winners. Zheltkov’s behavior strengthens them in their confidence: “his trembling hands ran around, fiddling with buttons, pinching his light reddish mustache, touching his face unnecessarily.” The poor telegraph operator is crushed, confused, and feels guilty. But only Nikolai Nikolaevich remembers the authorities to whom the defenders of the honor of his wife and sister wanted to turn, when Zheltkov suddenly changes. No one has power over him, over his feelings, except the object of his adoration. No authorities can prohibit loving a woman. And to suffer for the sake of love, to give one’s life for it - this is the true victory of the great feeling that G.S.Zh. was lucky enough to experience. He leaves silently and confidently. His letter to Vera is a hymn to a great feeling, a triumphant song of Love! His death is his victory over the insignificant prejudices of pathetic nobles who feel like masters of life.
Victory, as it turns out, can be more dangerous and disgusting than defeat if it tramples eternal values, distorts moral principles life.
After reading this work, everyone has the right to say that its main theme is love. This is a great feeling and a great tragedy if it is not mutual and is impossible from the point of view of public morality. You can read about such feelings, perceive them as something unique, as a wonderful gift and true misfortune, but you cannot learn to love. This state exists beyond the limits of human reason and calculation.
Against a backdrop of symbolic, mood-altering descriptions of nature and sea elements Kuprin's story reveals different shades of relationships between close people - care and trust in marriage, attention to other people's experiences and the ability to forgive. The relationship between the Shein spouses evokes respect, because youthful ardent love is already behind us, and understanding has only strengthened over the years and maintains the warmth of the family hearth. Princess Vera is surrounded by brilliant society, but for some reason in her soul there arises a painful longing for an eternal, selfless feeling that does not require reward.
...the kind of love for which to accomplish any feat, to give, to go to torment is not work at all, but even joy... Love must be a tragedy...”
Using the example of the “little man” telegraph operator Zheltkov, who has been in love with Princess Vera for many years, the author shows that true feelings do not depend on class, and high moral qualities do not depend on poverty or wealth. Worshiping the object of your feelings from afar, the desire to be heard, understood and understanding the hopelessness of this all-consuming feeling is the drama of life ordinary person. Even Vera’s husband, Vasily Lvovich, is sympathetic to the suffering of the poor young man and shows true generosity, without ridicule or jealousy.
Only the death of the hero could put an end to everything, and even with this last step he tried to attract the attention of his ideal and hoped for a final meeting.
“If a lady comes and wants to see me, tell her that Beethoven has the best work...”
For Vera, this was not deliverance, but a deep experience. The feeling of guilt and great love that passed by will remain with her until the end of her life. The garnet bracelet, a gift from Zheltkov, is a symbol of how true value can be hidden in the frame of rough and ordinary things.