Chapter 1. Praise of God
There is also repentance in praise
- Geronda, I am not doing as I should, and it saddens me.
- Look, glory to God.
- Geronda, I ask God more for forgiveness than I praise.
“And that's good, but it's better to praise Him. In praise there is also repentance, which brings divine consolation, since it contains humility. "Glory to Thee, O God," also means "forgive me, my God, my sins, so that I praise Thee, as the angels praise Thee."
- Sometimes, Geronda, I start my prayer not by asking God to have mercy on me, a sinner, but I start with praise. Maybe this is wrong?
- So do it. Didn't we say that there is also repentance in praise? Cheerful people are inclined to praise. You see, if someone out of love is very sorry about some of his fall and then shows repentance, then this brings God into tenderness. Someone, having repented, thanks and praises God day and night for having delivered him from his former sinful life, and God rejoices in the love of His child.
Praise is an expression of the greatest gratitude
- Geronda, what a rain it is, the leaves are completely dry!
- What to say? Even such rain, which only moistened the leaves, is that not enough? When I saw clouds in the sky, I could not sleep because of the feeling of gratitude to God. "My God," he said, "we are not worthy of the rain." Beware of ingratitude. Thank God for everything He gives you.
- Elder, when God fulfills any request regarding the needs of our monastery, how can we express our gratitude?
- Serve a vigil to thank God for sending help through His saints. And always adhere to this rule: after any request, when you ask warmly and from the heart, as soon as the Good God fulfills it, give heartfelt praise, give thanks with joy.
- Elder, how to give praise?
- Doxology happens aloud, it happens only with the heart, then it is internal doxology.
- Geronda, is there always gratitude in praise?
- What praise without gratitude? Don't angels thank God when they praise Him?
- Geronda, what is the difference between praise and gratitude?
- Praise is joyful gratitude. A splash of gratitude, a leap. This leaping comes from within, from the heart. A person may not know all the words by heart, know half, insert his own words, but the heart will tremble with joy. If you thank God for His rich blessings, then thanks and praising, you will feel all the riches of His Goodness.
Praise begins with gratitude to God
- Geronda, is our feeling of gratitude to God a praise?
- Um, that's all. This is where the praise begins.
- Elder, how is gratitude to God acquired?
- In order to feel gratitude to God in your soul, it is very useful to observe yourself, to behave correctly in relation to your neighbor and to have a feeling of gratitude to people. He who feels gratitude to his neighbor and for the small benefit rendered, undoubtedly, to Christ, Who has given and is giving His blessings abundantly, will experience incomparably great gratitude. Thus, a person will constantly be filled with gratitude, because at the time when he thinks how to express his gratitude to Christ, the Lord will give him even greater blessings, so that a curious soul will melt away from love for Him. After all, if a person has spiritual sensitivity and he constantly thanks God for His even the smallest gifts, then God also responds with even greater benefits.
- Elder, do you need to think about the blessings of God specifically about each or in general? - If you can think about each good deed specifically, then this is best. If you pay attention to everything and do not miss anything, then you will feel even the slightest touch of the Good God and experience great gratitude. When a child's mind is focused on the mother, then he feels her tender touch. But if he is carried away by his toys, then even if she caresses and kisses him, he will not feel anything. God constantly touches us with tenderness. A person who thinks about the blessings of God is touched, sick heart and constantly glorifies God.
- Elder, how can the heart begin to have fun and rejoice from the feeling of gratitude to God?
- With humility and love, a person feels the great benefits of God and becomes a grateful slave. “My God,” he says, “I am not worthy of Your care, help another, the one who is harder than me ...” And God, seeing such love and humility, pours out His grace. And so this catch-up continues: a person thanks - God gives more and more gifts.
"Glory to Thee, God"
- Geronda, what does “glory to You, God” mean?
- "Glory to Thee, God" means "so that people know God." See, and Christ said: "I have glorified you on earth ... and now you glorify me, Father"... Some misinterpret these words and say, "And Christ seeks glory!" And these words mean the following: “I, Father, have revealed You on earth; reveal me and you, so that people will believe. "
- Geronda, I would like to repeat "glory to You, God" more often than "Lord, have mercy." Maybe this is wrong?
- It's good, dear. I can spend the whole day at needlework and repeat: “Glory to Thee, God. Glory to Thee, God, for living. Glory to Thee, God, for the fact that I will die and go to Thee. Glory to You, God, even if I end up in hell, and someone from hell is taken to heaven. And in order not to grieve for me when I am in Hell, then may God take many sinners from Hell to Paradise, so that His joy for them will become greater, and His grief for me will diminish. "
May "glory to Thee, O God" never leave your lips. For me, when something hurts, the medicine is "glory to Thee, God"; nothing else helps. "Glory to Thee, God" is even higher than "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me." Elder Tikhon said: "Lord Jesus Christ" is worth one hundred drachmas, and "Glory to Thee, God" is worth a thousand drachmas, that is, much more. " By this he wanted to say that a person asks for God's mercy out of necessity, but praises God out of love, and this is of great value. He advised to say "Glory to Thee, God" not only when everything is fine with us, but also when we endure adversity, because God allows trials for the benefit of the soul.
- Geronda, sometimes when I say “thank God”, I feel a kind of joy in my soul. What is it?
- This is spiritual fun. You have made me so happy with these words of yours that with joy I will take it and start writing "thank God, thank God ..." and write this "thank God" on a whole sheet of paper! May God deign you in another life to be with the angels who constantly praise God. Amen.
Chapter 2. The area of praise
Two states of praise
The main thing for understanding praise is that there are two states in this area. If a person does not go through the first, then he cannot reach the second. In the first state, a person suffers sorrows, but perceives everything correctly. He follows a good thought, blames himself, humbles himself, repents and thanks God for everything: “My God,” he says, “I thank you, because of my sins I endure all this. I deserve the worst, but I'm afraid I can't stand it. I ask You, give me patience and strength to endure everything. " Then divine consolation comes and the person passes into the second state.
In this state are those who have gone through the field of repentance and felt the divine consolation that comes with the forgiveness of sins, that is, passed through joyful crying and attained praise. Then a person has no grief, he feels sacred joy, gratitude to God, which he cannot bear. He constantly repeats “glory to You, God,” thanks God for His great blessings, for His great love, and then the soul itself moves to prayer, to the praise of God, or asks God for forgiveness for being unworthy of His blessings.
- Elder, Elder Tikhon, how did he pray?
- Elder Tikhon reached the area of praise and had praise instead of prayer. From his lips one could only hear: "Glory to Thee, God, glory to Thee, God" - and almost all days of the year were "bright" for him, because he constantly lived in Easter joy.
For people in this state, it is always Easter, Resurrection! All the bells and beats are ringing joyfully. "Praise Him in the cymbals of the good-hearted, praise Him in the cymbals of exclamation"... All day long they praise God, and their heartbeats are like the ringing of a bell.
Tears of repentance and tears of praise
- Geronda, explain to us the words of Abba Isaac when he writes about tears: “Some tears burn and dry up the body, and other tears cheer and nourish it; tears, born from the tenderness of a humble heart because of sin, burn and dry up the body ... Tears of a different order come from knowledge and reasoning, they adorn the face and nourish the body. "
- The first tears are tears of repentance. You grieve deeply and sincerely about the sin you have committed and cry with humility. These tears overwhelm a person, but they also have divine consolation. When the soul is reconciled with God, tears of gratitude and praise come, and these are tears of joy. Then the soul finds itself in a different place, soars joyfully in soft sweetness, heavenly sweetness. In this second state, a person makes do with a small amount of food. The heart rejoices, and the little that it eats is enough for the body; and the lack of sleep does not harm him. Not that he forces himself not to sleep, but from an excess of joy he cannot sleep. Divine eros flares up in the heart, and he forgets about sleep. This great joy more than makes up for the lack of sleep.
- Geronda, can a person sing with tears: "Christ is born, praise" ?
- Yes, with tears of gratitude!
- That is, Geronda, a person can cry when he praises God?
- Yes, he feels a kind of inexpressible joy from gratitude, so he can not restrain himself. This is a real overflow of praise. Apply in the spiritual realm, in the area of praise. “Glory to Thee, God, glory to Thee, God” repeat constantly. Then everything will evoke emotion in you, you will feel great gratitude to God for everything, and God will drive you crazy with the abundance of His blessings.
Chapter 3. Gifts of God
God gradually gives His grace
- Elder, why sometimes we clearly feel grace during prayer, but other times we do not feel anything?
- The good God, in order to induce us to a heroic deed, from time to time gives us such blessings. How do we give small child candy and say: "If you behave well, you will get more" - so God gives us "candy" so that we understand how sweet He is, and strive to please Him and be close to Him.
- Elder, the sweetness that a person who has not yet cleared himself of passions feels in prayer, can it be just a sensual sensation?
- In the beginning it may be, but as you grow spiritually, it becomes clearer; and the fruit, until it ripens, sour and knits ... God gradually gives His grace for the benefit of man, because if he immediately feels the fullness of God's grace, he may not be able to withstand it. But if a person does not understand that this small thing is from God, and is strengthened in the thought that he represents something from himself, then God will take away from him what he gave until the person understands that it does not belong to him, but to God. ...
“Sometimes, Geronda, after a whole day of obedience work, when I come to my cell, I do not want to rest, but to do something spiritual.
- This is spiritual fertility. Use these states of yours.
- Elder, how can I praise God then?
- Tell God simply what is in your heart. Such states are the touch of God.
Divine Consolation in Prayer
- Elder, when does God give a person the opportunity to feel the fragrance?
- God sometimes sends a fragrance during prayer, sometimes when you are not praying in order to comfort, strengthen, inform, but always with some purpose.
- Sometimes, Geronda, when I pray and ask for God's mercy, I feel some kind of inner change, tenderness.
- When a person humbly asks for God's mercy and realizes his own sinfulness, then God sends him His grace, and the person changes spiritually. He regrets that he has grieved God with his sins, repents, feels contrition, and God rewards him with such divine comfort.
- Elder, when I pray, I feel a certain consolation and joy. Is it from God or delusion?
- It's good, but it's better not to pay attention. When a person does not pay attention to such things, God is even more moved and in a different way gives His help. Beware of striving for prayer in order to experience pleasure, joy. The child runs to his father, not because he gives the chocolate, but because he loves his father; it's another matter if the father himself wants to give the chocolate. Prayer done in order to feel joy, and not in order to unite with God, is not real prayer.
- Sometimes, Geronda, when I pray for the resolution of any difficulty, I feel that I am internally doing praise. This is fine?
- Do you feel divine consolation after prayer?
“I don’t know, Geronda, if this is a divine consolation, but I feel some kind of calmness and confidence.
“This is precisely the hope in God and divine consolation.
- Elder, how can a person understand: is he communicating with God correctly?
- If he receives divine consolation inside. This divine consolation is incomparable with human, just as heaven is incomparable with earth.
- Geronda, I try to work in prayer, but I do not feel any consolation.
- It's good, because you work for free. Let us surrender our hearts to God, humbly asking for His mercy, and He knows what needs to be given to us. Spiritual man seeks nothing but the salvation of his soul. He strives not for the sake of divine pleasures, strives with love and accepts what God gives him.
Visit to Divine Grace
- Geronda, what is the uncreated light?
- How do I know? I have a home-made stove in my cell, which I heat to keep warm. And if you need light, then light a candle and watch!
One should never seek light or Divine gifts, but only repentance, which will bring humility, and then the Good God will give a person what he needs. Once I went to visit Father David of Dionysia. He lived in a cell among the trash, in the dark. But in this dark cell he lived in the light. He succeeded a lot in prayer, ascended to a high spiritual level. I was afraid to ask him something! “They don’t talk about it, they don’t talk about it,” he repeated. Do you know what it means to see light in the middle of darkness without having light? Live among the trash and dwell in the abodes of God!
"To receive the spirit, one must give blood." ... When I was living in a hostel, one day during Great Lent I decided to put it into practice. He did not feel sorry for himself at all, he pulled the rope so that it would burst a little more. I felt such fatigue that I fell in the middle of the road and asked God to help me get up so that people would not see and then said: "Here are the monks as they struggle, that they fall from fatigue." It was a daily martyrdom. On the Thursday before Lazarev Saturday, in the evening, while praying in my cell, I felt such sweetness, such joy; light shone on me, tears flowed from my eyes, sweet crying. This lasted twenty or thirty minutes and gave such strength that it then nourished spiritually for ten years.
When I asked Elder Peter about this, he told me: “I constantly experience such states. At such moments, when Divine grace visits me, my heart is sweetly warmed by the love of God and some extraordinary light illuminates me from the inside and outside, I feel that even my face is shining. Even my cell is lit up. Then I take off my skufeyka, bow my head humbly and say to Christ: "Lord, strike me with the spear of Your goodness in my heart." From great gratitude, sweet tears never stop flowing from my eyes and I praise God. Then everything stops, because I feel Christ very close and I cannot ask for anything else; the prayer stops, the rosary cannot move. "
- Geronda, does man see the uncreated light with sensual eyes?
- If you leave squabbles, I will tell you.
- Elder, while we free ourselves from them, you will leave ... Let it be spiritual alms!
- When I was living in Katunakya, in Hypatia's cell, one evening, after reading Vespers on a rosary, I drank tea and began to continue on. I read Compline and Akathist by beads, and then began to pray. The longer I repeated it, the farther the fatigue went and I felt lightness. I felt such joy in my soul that I did not want to sleep, I read a prayer all the time. At about eleven o'clock in the morning, a sweet, heavenly light suddenly filled my cell. He was very strong, but not blind. At the same time, I realized that my eyes had become "stronger" so that I could withstand this radiance. While I was in this state, in this Divine light, I was in another world, spiritual. I felt inexpressible joy and my body was light; the weight of the body disappeared. I felt the grace of God, divine enlightenment. Sacred concepts passed quickly in the mind, like a question and answer. I did not have any problems and questions, but I asked and at the same time received an answer. The answers were in human words, but they also had theology, as these were sacred words. And there were so many of them that if you write it down, you would get the second "Evergetinos". This went on all night, until nine in the morning. When that light disappeared, everything began to seem dark to me. I went outside and it was like it was night. "What time is it now? Has it dawned yet? " - I asked the monk who was passing by. He looked at me and asked in bewilderment: "What did you say, Father Paisy?" - "What did you say?" I asked myself and returned to my cell. He looked at his watch and then realized what had happened. It was nine o'clock in the morning, the sun was high, and the day seemed to me at night! It seemed to me that the sun was barely shining, as if an eclipse had come. I felt like a man who suddenly after bright light got into the dark - there was such a big difference! When this divine state ended, I returned to my usual, human, and began to do what I always did. I did a little needlework, I read the clock on my rosary, after 9:00 I soaked some biscuits to eat, but I felt like an animal that itches, then chews grass, then stares stupidly back and forth, and said to myself: “Look, what am I doing! And so many years? " Until the evening I felt such joy that I did not even feel the need to rest. This state was so strong. All that day I saw everything dimly, I could hardly do business. And it was summer, and the sun was shining brightly. The next day I began to see objects as usual. He fulfilled his usual rule, but did not feel like the day before, an animal.
What stupid things are we wasting our time on and what are we losing! Therefore, when I see pettiness, squabbles, cowardice, I get very upset.
Mind with Christ in silence ...
- Geronda, Abba Isaac writes: "The humble one, when he comes before God, does not dare to desire to pray"... Then what does it do?
- Feels unworthy to pray, talk to God.
- And what does he do, Geronda?
- He is satisfied with what lies ahead of God.
- Elder, how did you practice prayer in the places where you asceticised?
- I went to prayer! Do you know what it means to leave? Diving ... Sweet diving ...
- Do you mean to say, Geronda, that you have lost the sense of place and time?
- Yes, I left completely ... Even to bring some thought to mind, it was necessary to stop the prayer. You know what it means to dive, to dive ... Then you don't want anything, you don't need anything.
- Then, Geronda, do you only say “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me”?
- You don't say anything; you feel divine warmth, sweetness. Here the prayer stops, because the mind has united with God and does not want to be separated from Him for anything: it is so good for it.
When a person comes to such a state, the prayer stops by itself. Then the mind stops from the presence of God, the brain stops working, and the soul feels only the sweetness of divine love, divine warmth and care, like a baby who does not think about anything, but only rejoices in his mother's arms. When the child calms down in the mother's arms, does he say anything? They are together, this is communication.
Exercise 1.
Finish the sentences so that you get complex sentences with subordinate clauses of mode of action and degree. Try to keep each sentence with a bright and colorful description.
1) The wind blew with such force that ....
2) The cloud has moved so far on the sun that ...
3) I feel such joy in my soul that ....
4) He was such an interesting storyteller that ...
5) We were driving as fast as ...
Exercise 2.
Include these combinations of words in complex sentences with subordinate clauses and comparison clauses.
More interesting than; the higher, the; shines and sparkles so that it is so quiet that; dress so that; looked so affectionately, as if; so wanted to eat that; his act amazed, as if.
Exercise 3.
Using complex sentences with subordinate clauses and degrees, write short instruction how to grow potatoes (take care of indoor plants, pets, etc.).
Draw a conclusion about the role of clauses and degrees in texts business style.
Exercise 4.
Add sentences in such a way that you get complex ones with a clause of the goal or with a clause of the course of action.
1) We must learn to ....
2) I want to rest so that ....
3) It is necessary to do the work in such a way that ....
4) You need to treat people in such a way that ....
5) In order to ..., write neatly and legibly.
6) We need to learn how to distribute time in such a way that ...
Exercise 5.
Answer the questions using complex sentences with clauses.
For what purpose is the soil around the plants loosened?
Why do weeds weed out?
For what purpose are seeds germinated?
Why use a wrench when tightening the nut?
Why are cities greened?
Why do we use a ruler and compasses?
Continue the list of similar questions and give answers to them in the form of complex sentences with a clause.
Exercise 6.
Indicate which of the unions are used in all styles, and which - only in the book. In the examples provided, replace the author's unions with synonymous ones.
Write off sentences using punctuation marks.
1) In complete darkness, with the lights extinguished, the flotilla moved at a slow speed along the coast itself so as not to run into mines. (K. Paustovsky) 2) Under fire, running from one shelter to another, he examined the location of the battalion and gave the order to withdraw the sixth company into the woods to the very top of the hill so that a reserve line of defense was prepared there. (K. Fedin) 3) Sing us a song so that all the spring songs of the earth sounded in it. (V. Lebedev-Kumach)
Exercise 7.
Consider the following examples with comparative unions. Which ones are synonymous? Determine if synonymous conjunctions have differences in shades of meaning, in stylistic coloration. Write down sentences with missing punctuation marks.
1) The snow under the skis did not creak as it happens in very coldy and whistled a little. (G. Markov) 2) An irresistible force carried me away just as long before the waterfall the aspiration of the stream carries away the boat. (Ya. Turgenev) 3) Uncle sang like the common people sing. (L. Tolstoy) 4) The whole room suddenly darkened as if the curtains had been drawn in it. (A. Kuprin) 5) The close presence of the sea returned freshness and purity to the world, as if all the dust was immediately blown off the ship and passengers. (V. Kataev) 6) The fate of the eldest son of the Lukyanovs and she worried as if he was her family or close. (G. Markov) 7) Anfisa looked at her from under her brows as if splashing boiling water. (G. Markov)
Exercise 8.
Using the union so, come up with and write down complex sentences with explanatory clauses, clauses of the goal, course of action. Based on these examples, prove that this union is polysemantic.
Exercise 9.
Write down by inserting missing letters, punctuation marks, and expanding parentheses. Prove that these sentences are complex sentences with clauses. What unions are used to join the subordinate clause to the main one? Indicate which of these unions are obsolete.
1) But the light tower (n ..) is glad when (n ..) the sight of a friend in it. (A. Pushkin) 2) If my without ... art (n, nn) will amuse you and take at least a little bit I will be happy (?) Liv. (M.Lermontov) 3) All this would be sm..shno if (not) it was so gruus (?) But. (M. Lermontov) 4) When there is no (on) way in the comrades of the s.glasy, their work (n ..) will go well. (I. Krylov) 5) If there are no flowers in the middle of winter, then it is necessary to grieve about them (n ..). (S. Yesenin) 6) If the guys from all over the world would like to give their oath to the world, it was (b) rados (?) But then live in the world. D .. keep the guys always on friendly terms! (?. Dolmatovsky)
Practice Exercise 155
in what degree? x i V
[such], (that).
To what extent? x i -y
[such], (that).
To what extent? x y
[with such], (that).
in what degree?
[so).
When my mother came home from work in the evening, she was so tired that she asked me to cook dinner.
It's so cold outside that I don't want to go out.
Practice Exercise 156
1) The wind blew with such force that it blew down roofs. 2) The cloud moved so * to the sun that it became practically invisible. 3) I feel such joy in my soul that even my throat is dry. 4) He was such an interesting storyteller that he gathered all the passengers around him. 5) We drove so fast, as if in a hurry to a fire.
Practice Exercise 157
The more interesting the film is, the more famous actors it contains. The higher the self-esteem, the more mistakes can be allowed to work. After cleaning old lamp glitters and sparkles as if it had just been brought from the store. The room was so quiet that even a mosquito squeak could be heard. Always dress in a way that is comfortable for you. The puppy looked at me so affectionately, as if I were his only friend. The child was so hungry that he could not contain his emotions. His act amazed all of us, as if it had snowed in the summer.
Practice Exercise 158
1 Levitan strove to write in such a way, 2 (so that) the air could be felt, embracing every blade of grass, every leaf with its transparency
shia. old.
* 1. Narrations, non-exclamations.
The main part is No. 1; subordinate clause - No. 2.
A complex sentence with an adverbial clause of the course of action, connected by a union to.
what images? x I ^
4) [so], (to).
Practice Exercise 159
1. Brushes of which artist this painting belongs.
The painting depicts nature - a river, a forest, a piece of a field with a path.
Foreground - a river reflecting the opposite bank, a bridge across the river.
Description of nature - colors, objects depicted. Description of churches on the opposite bank.
The meaning of the name, the religious implication of the name.
Practice Exercise 160
How to grow potatoes
This instruction exists to help you grow such vegetable crop like a potato. Before planting, the soil should be dug up and loosened in the same way as for planting other vegetables. The difference is that oblong grooves should be made for the potatoes, in which the potatoes should be stacked one at a time. After planting, the furrows must be covered with earth, leveled with the main level. During germination, the shoots should be huddled twice, loosened the soil so that the earth breathes. It is necessary to dig ripe potatoes as carefully as patience and time allow, being careful not to cut the fruit with a shovel.
The clauses of actions and degrees in business style texts help to make the text more figurative and understandable.
Practice Exercise 161
union s / juvp. about.
1) The air is clean and fresh, like the kiss of a child. 2) Time for the heart to be
soy and prsh) it. def.
in peace from his excitement from the moment when the other no longer beats for
guy.
him. 3) How cheerful is the roar of summer storms, when, throwing up flying ashes, a thunderstorm that surged in a cloud confuses sky blue... 4) Already more
union prshkit.
three hours have passed since I joined the boys. 5) Ge-
union. c: i. ask degrees
rasim grew dumb and mighty, like a tree grows on fertile land
frequent
le. 6) In the wildlife of the polar country, everything seems to be in a hurry to conquer. sl .. will come. izyas ".
teet short summer. 7) We, circus, understood how distinct and
union.
It was Pierre's work. 8) Every thing must be written as if
will come. image of action. adv. will come. cf.
she is the last in our life. 9) As in the summer, a swarm of midges flies into the flame, flakes flew from the yard to window frame... 10) A bug on the sun
union ref. about.
nyshke burns like precious stone... 11) He smelled of homeland and
union. SL.
peace, like peace emanates from an old and wise mother.
[- (=) and (=) like].
[that], (how).
, (when).
[since).
"(how).
[--].
, (how).
[so], (as if).
(How), .
* 10) [- === like]. P), (how).
Since then - a pronoun.
N. f. - that.
Decree.
Mn. h., R. p.
Since (what?) Those.
Ours has a pronoun.
N. f. - our.
Attract.
Unit h., w. R., P. p.
In our life (whose?)
Personal, 3 p.
Units, m., R. p.
It was blowing (from whom?) Why.
Practice Exercise 162
Suddenly a red leaf crept into the green,
As if the heart of the forest was bare, (as if).
Ready for flour and risk.
Suddenly a red bush flashed in the thicket,
As if it was located on it, (as if).
Two thousand half-open lips.
Suddenly the surrounding forest became red, And the cloud absorbed the red glow. , and . The holiday of leaves and heaven was shining In its calm nobility. [= -].
And it was such a big sunset
What I have never seen, [such], (what).
As if the whole earth was reborn -
And I walk on it at random.
All people want to be happy, joyful, enjoy every moment, see and feel the colors of life. Joy and positive make our life bright, it loses its negative and dullness.
But what is joy? You can read the definition briefly below. You will also learn where it comes from and why it is so difficult for many to control their emotional state while remaining joyful. Why do some people look for it where there can be no question of joy and do not notice its sources next to them?
Joy: meaning and synonym
How can this concept be defined? Joy is a source of strength, inspiration, a muse, kind and light energy that helps the heart to live in kindness, warmth and peace with itself and others. This is the way to a literate and simple attitude to life and all things that happen in it, which are far from always easy.
Synonyms for the word "joy" are "fun", "jubilation", "delight". This indicates that joy helps us to be more optimistic, happier, which means that it is a source of strong energy.
Joy is a feeling of inner bliss, pleasure.
Why do people need joy?
Joy is one of the main positive emotions of a person. A person needs it for the following reasons:
- Joy is a good indicator correct choice. When a truly competent, valued decision is made, a person cannot be sad because he does not go against his conscience, against his moral principles and values. A surge of strength is immediately felt. If something goes wrong, wrong, then all joy immediately disappears.
- Joyful people are always more popular with those around them. Try to evaluate for yourself the gloomy person who is always complaining about life and the person who shines with a smile, from whom comes the positive. In the company of which of them would you like to be more? The answer is obvious.
People who are able to be joyful even in difficult conditions are truly strong and intelligent personalities! This is always immediately felt and seen with almost the naked eye. So your, if not constant, then frequent joy is an indicator of moral strength and intelligence.
What is the source of joy?
Each person has their own source of joy. So, for some, the purchase of an expensive foreign car, a vacation at an expensive resort, a gorgeous blonde or blond nearby, an expensive phone, jewelry is the reason for happiness. The other may be overwhelmed with unexpected joy, but so sincere and strong for completely different reasons - the sun that first peeped out during the gloomy winter days, the smell of flowers, the smile of a child, hugs, warm memories, laughter with friends. Everett Shostrom said a wise thing: "It is important to enjoy the process of life, and not the achievement of its goals." And the little things are this process of life, so it is invaluable to learn to enjoy the little things, to notice them.
Different sources of joy are explained by the fact that all people have different values in life, but the most important detail this is the ability to appreciate. If you cannot appreciate what you have now, you will never understand what the real joy of life is! If a person has learned to love every day of his life, people, communication with them, he will know joy, happiness in their full depth. If some things are of no value to you, then they will be closed as sources of joy until you reconsider your views.
But at the same time, it is necessary to correctly prioritize. It is important to value everything equally, because by depriving yourself of one part of your life, you will not be able to succeed in another or fully enjoy other things. Learn not to lose the value of things, and you can never remove joy, happiness from your days.
What kinds of joy are there?
At this stage of time, the following types of joy are distinguished:
- Dark joy. That is, the moment when a person gets pleasure from bad in relation to others, it does not matter if it is close or strangers. In other words, extracting joy from someone else's grief and difficulties. If you are experiencing positive emotions at the sight of someone else's misfortune, then you can safely draw conclusions about problems with self-esteem.
- Bad, dishonorable joy. The feeling that a person experiences when committing something vile, for example, let go of false dirty gossip, and everyone believed in them - joy, and if at the same time they caused a wide resonance from society - just in seventh heaven with happiness. Stole a thing and went unpunished, deceived, betrayed loved one who did not know about it. If all this causes joyful emotions, then this also has to do with the inner problems of the individual. Such joy has a very close connection with the dark.
- Instant but intense joy. This happens at every step, which is very good: a long-awaited purchase, a birthday, a victory in a competition, a new achievement, a wedding and many other events that you give great importance... These are all excellent and rather important things in the life of every person, but, as a rule, they are short-lived.
- Lasting joy. It is usually deep, spiritual. For example, sincere love for a person, parents, friend, the world, faithful friendship, gratitude. And also, which is important, you need to be able not only to receive good from everything around, but also to give this good. Everything that you give to the Universe comes back to you in a threefold form.
In order for that sincere, unexpected joy to visit you more often, you need to stop hoarding in yourself negative emotions, feelings, resentment, anger, you need to be able to radiate positive energy. You need to train for more than one day, but if you succeed, then you will be able to accept the joy that the Universe sends every day.
Therefore, the quality and duration of joy directly depends on emotional state a person, as well as from the efforts that he puts into it.
What is needed for the continuous growth of joy?
In order to learn to rejoice more, you should consider the following factors.
We will rejoice when we learn to be grateful. Know how to appreciate what you have, and you will never be sad about little things again.
You should stop worrying that something might be wrong with you. You just need to stop comparing yourself to others, stop worrying about someone else's opinion. It is better to stop and analyze what will happen to you if suddenly some passer-by forms the wrong assessment about you. Joyful and happy man, happy with life will not attach any importance to this. This is freedom - to be yourself and not be afraid that you will be condemned, your views and points of view, values will be challenged. This is purely their business. Just move on.
It is very important to find pluses in everything that happens to you. How true optimists do it. Of course, everyone has periods when, it would seem, nothing good can be seen at all. But each situation has many sides, and having discerned several, understanding them, you will definitely find something good to be happy about. In the soul, you always need to carry a feeling of happiness, then in reality it will not keep you waiting. You can cite as proof of this the words of Lucius Annea Seneca: "The one who knows what to rejoice has reached the top."
Communication with others helps very well. Try to talk for a couple of minutes on a completely mundane topic with absolutely by a stranger for no particular reason. Perhaps you will make new friends. In any case, meeting new people always brings positive emotions.
Do what pleases you. Immerse yourself in this with your head, feel yourself in this state and keep this feeling in yourself. For everyone, these can be completely different things. Perhaps you feel several times better when you dance, play sports, or, conversely, sit for several hours a day, collecting complex puzzles, solving logic problems, playing chess. The main thing is to find this hobby and enjoy it. Joy will be present constantly when doing what you love.
In both sadness and joy, be simple and treat everything with humor. Sometimes it's worth being kids. Being too serious has never made anyone more joyful.
What prevents us from being happy for strangers?
A common reason for this is jealousy. Try to curb this feeling, respect yourself, your nerves and just be happy for the person.
Look at the situation from a different angle, imagine yourself in the place of the person you envy, and then set your own goals and strive for them.
How to react to those who want evil, not good?
And in sadness and in joy, do not pay attention to ill-wishers. Just go your own way, proving your point of view to everyone by striving for a goal, by actions, and not by retaliatory aggression. Enjoy every moment of your life.
If you learn to understand the nature of people, their motives, views, sign language, then it will be easier for you to find a key to them and, of course, you will know how to please them. As you already know, bringing joy to people, you yourself become a little more happy.
Why do we like joyful people more?
Because they are beautiful. Indeed, joyful people, smiling, sparkling with jokes and positive, look an order of magnitude more attractive in the eyes of others. In addition, they infect us with their optimism and good mood... Joyful people are easy people.
How to learn to look at the world positively?
One of the techniques can be a child's gaze. Look at everything through the eyes of small children. They really know how to discern the beauty in every thing. They know how to create unexpected joy almost out of nowhere and spread it to everyone around them.
Children rejoice uncontrollably in the snow, because then their parents can ride them on a sled.
Kids rejoice in the heat, because then you can play, douche with water, ride a bike. These are the teachers we really need to learn from.
Joy: quotes about joy
- “You have to be always joyful. If the joy ends, look for where you made a mistake ”(Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy).
- “If you have mastered the art of enjoying every moment, then you have learned a lot” (Azad).
- "There is pain and sorrow in this world ... But there is much more joy and love in it!" ("Kubo: The Legend of the Samurai").
Having understood what you need for joy, good health, what things and people cause the most pleasant emotions and states, what hobbies make you feel at the top of the world, in seventh heaven from happiness - strive for them, do everything in your power.
Yet joy and happiness are things that absolutely everyone can achieve. They make our life much more pleasant, bright, filled with moments that we want to live again and again. Be strong personalities, share your optimism and enjoy your even a little joy!
Card with exercises on the topic "Complex sentences with subordinate clauses"
Exercise 1.
Finish the sentences so that you get complex sentences with subordinate clauses of the mode of action and degree. Try to keep each sentence with a bright and colorful description.
1) The wind blew with such force that .... 2) The cloud has moved so far on the sun that .... 3) I feel such joy in my soul that .... 4) He was such an interesting storyteller that ... 5) We were driving as fast as ...
Exercise 2.
Include these combinations of words in complex sentences with subordinate clauses and comparison clauses.
More interesting than; the higher, the; shines and sparkles so that it is so quiet that; dress so that; looked so affectionately, as if; so wanted to eat that; his act amazed, as if.
Exercise 3.
Using complex sentences with subordinate clauses of mode of action and degree, write a short instruction on how to grow potatoes (take care of houseplants, pets, etc.).
Make a conclusion about the role of clauses and degrees in business style texts. Exercise 4.
Add sentences so that they turn out to be complex with a clause of the goal or with a clause of the mode of action. 1) We must learn to .... 2) I want to rest so that .... 3) You need to do the job in such a way that .... 4) You need to treat people in such a way that ... ..
Exercise 5.
Answer the questions using complex sentences with clauses.
Why do they loosen the soil around the plants? Why do weed weeds? For what purpose do they germinate seeds? Why do they use a wrench when tightening a nut? Why do they green cities? Why do we use a ruler and compasses?
Continue the list of similar questions and give answers to them in the form of complex sentences with a clause.
Exercise 6.
Indicate which of the unions are used in all styles, and which - only in the book. In the examples provided, replace the author's unions with synonymous ones.
Write off sentences using punctuation marks.
1) In complete darkness, with the lights extinguished, the flotilla moved at a slow speed along the coast itself so as not to run into mines. (K. Paustovsky) 2) Under fire, running from one shelter to another, he examined the location of the battalion and gave the order to withdraw the sixth company into the woods to the very top of the hill so that a reserve line of defense was prepared there. (K. Fedin) 3) Sing us a song so that all the spring songs of the earth sounded in it. (V. Lebedev-Kumach)
Exercise 7.
Consider the following examples with comparative unions. Which ones are synonymous? Determine if synonymous conjunctions have differences in shades of meaning, in stylistic coloration. Write down sentences with missing punctuation marks.
1) The snow under the skis did not creak as it happens in severe frosts, but whistled a little. (G. Markov) 2) An irresistible force carried me away just as long before the waterfall the aspiration of the stream carries the boat away. (Ya. Turgenev) 3) Uncle sang like the common people sing. (L. Tolstoy) 4) The whole room suddenly darkened as if the curtains had been drawn in it. (A. Kuprin) 5) The close presence of the sea returned freshness and purity to the world, as if all the dust was immediately blown off the ship and passengers. (V. Kataev) 6) The fate of the eldest son of the Lukyanovs and she worried as if he was her family or close. (G. Markov) 7) Anfisa looked at her from under her brows as if splashing boiling water. (G. Markov)
Exercise 8.
Using the union so, come up with and write down complex sentences with explanatory clauses, clauses of the goal, course of action. Based on these examples, prove that this union is polysemantic.
Exercise 9.
Write down by inserting missing letters, punctuation marks, and expanding parentheses. Prove that these sentences are complex clauses with clauses. What unions are used to join the subordinate clause to the main one? Indicate which of these unions are obsolete.
1) But the light tower (n ..) is glad when (n ..) the sight of a friend in it. (A. Pushkin) 2) If my without ... art (n, nn) will amuse you and take at least a little bit I will be happy (?) Liv. (M.Lermontov) 3) All this would be sm..shno if (not) it was so bad (?) But. (M. Lermontov) 4) When the comrades of the s.glasy are not (on) the way, their work (n ..) will go. (I. Krylov) 5) If there are no flowers in the middle of winter, then it is necessary to grieve about them (n ..). (S. Yesenin) 6) If the guys from all over the world would say their oath to the world, they would (b) rados (?) But then live in the world. D .. keep guys (na) always friends! (?. Dolmatovsky)
Find impersonal sentences among complex ones. Indicate how the main term is expressed in such proposals.
Exercise 10.
Write down the sentences with missing punctuation marks. Make a diagram, parse each sentence. Explain in writing how you understand the meaning of one of the statements about the language.
1) When labor is pleasure life is good. (M. Gorky) 2) It will be the greatest crime against culture against humanity if we do not take care of our language and allow ourselves to distort it. (K. Paustovsky) 3) A local word can decorate and enrich the language if it is figuratively harmonious and understandable. (K. Paustovsky) 4) Any business can be ruined by doing it with indifferent hands. (V. Ovechkin)
Exercise 11.
Answer the questions in writing, formulating your thought in the form of complex sentences with a clause.
1) Under what condition are two homogeneous members of a sentence not separated by a comma? 2) Under what condition is a colon placed in sentences with homogeneous members? 3) Under what condition is it not written separately with negative pronouns? standing in front of the word being defined?
Exercise 12.
In accordance with this scheme, convert complex clauses with clauses of purpose into complex clauses with clauses. Explain what changes in the sentence with this transformation.
(To...), [ ... ]. - (If ...), [...] .1) In order for the fried fish to acquire a pleasant taste, it should be kept in milk before frying and then rolled in flour. 2) In order for the meat to acquire a pleasant taste, grease it with mustard a few hours before frying or stewing. 3) In order for the onion to acquire a golden yellow color during frying, first roll it in flour. 4) Salt the fish 10-15 minutes before frying to keep it from falling apart.
When revealing your culinary secrets, write down several complex sentences with a clause.
Exercise 13.
Write off by inserting missing punctuation marks and distributing complex sentences with clauses into two groups: sentences with a real condition; sentences with a desired, possible or expected condition. Pay attention to which conjunctions and the corresponding index words of the main part of a complex sentence are used in the sentences of each group.
Determine in which mood the verbs are used in sentences of the first and second groups.
1) If I were a queen, one girl says that I would prepare a feast for the whole baptized world. (A. Pushkin) 2) Oh, summer is red! I would love you if it weren't for the heat and dust and mosquitoes and flies. (A. Pushkin) 3) If the head is empty, then the head of the mind will not be given space. (I. Krylov) 4) As soon as you yourself turn away from us and despise benefactors, then do not be angry. (A. Ostrovsky) 5) If it happened to work a lot more, they did not spare either time or effort. (G. Markov) 6) If there is any unforeseen delay in our preparations, then you will go with a train. (K. Fedin)
Determine the stylistic nature of the subordinate conjunctions used in the sentences with the meaning of the condition and distribute them into three groups: a) conjunctions used in all styles of speech; b) book unions (including book-archaic); c) colloquial unions (including colloquial vernacular).
Establish whether it is possible to synonymously replace one union with another in these sentences.
Exercise 14.
Write down sentences using punctuation marks. Determine the type of clauses by asking questions. Which of the subordinate clauses is adverbial and why?
1. Fighters remember days gone by and battles where they were cut together. (A Pushkin) 2. The Motherland hears..t The Motherland knows where her son flies in the clouds. (Dolmatovsky) 3. Where the sky met the earth, the horizon was born young. (M. Svetlov)
Exercise 15.
Inserting missing letters and punctuation marks, write down complex sentences with a subordinate clause. Indicate grammatical basics, compose horizontal schemes... Conduct a spelling and punctuation analysis of the sentences. Using these examples, establish, with the help of a union or union word, a subordinate clause is attached to the main part of a complex sentence.
1) Where is the light key (?) Going down (in) the bottom of the gray stones wears away tears crawling to the black ... paris with bunches of purple roses. (A. K. Tolstoy) 2) Where (n ..) ogl..nu (on) everywhere mug (?) Thick. (A. Maikov) 3) (N ..) (in) what kind of cover .. government pine (n ..) need (tsya, tsya) r..there is where (n ..) who (n ..) can r..sti. (M. Prishvin) 4) And where (n ..) will look (?) With a fresh look (n, nn) with a glance (from) there is silence everywhere ... yes, yes ... a look. (A. Apukhtin) 5) Everywhere ... but where only the forest was (on) less often lay on the ground white x..lsty lu (n, nn) th light. (V. Kataev)
