When we do something wrong, they usually shout to us: "What are you doing, you bastard!". The meaning of the word that we are called in case of failure, we know without a dictionary. But still, sometimes you can’t give personal experience as evidence, so you have to turn to books. Let us examine today the meaning of the word "bastard" and the various cultural subtleties associated with it.
Value
Each homeland begins with its own associations, and our research starts with a consultation with an explanatory dictionary. The latter says the following: "stupid man, a fool."
I must say that linguistic practice does not attach such a harsh meaning to the word "bastard." As experience shows, the synonym for the object of study - "fool" - is even more rude.
When is such a definition used? This is quite easy to explain, it is more difficult to find a non-trivial example. We don’t know how it is now, but before, parents used the technique of two notebooks - a “draft” and a “clean copy”. But it could happen that the child mixed them up in places, and transferred all the “dirt” of decisions in mathematics to the clean-up. And of course, parents, seeing this, could say: “Here you are, bastard!” But speaking directly, this is not the most serious problem. In other words, the noun “balda” (the meaning of the word does not need to be explained) is awarded when they want to curse a person slightly.
Pushkin's Tale
There are two almost automatic associations that are associated with the object of study - this is the game "Balda" and the tale of A.S. Pushkin "On the priest and his worker Balda." The protagonist of the classic can be called anyone, but not a fool. But the pun is probably intentional. In Pushkin’s work, it is the representative of the clergy who does not behave too cleverly.
The image of the priest is unattractive, to be sure. In addition, Balda is not only an excellent worker, but also resourceful so that he can play in KVN.
Does the bulldozer position have advantages?
Of course, the modern world will not approve of the behavior of a person who puts on a fool mask and pretends to be a simpleton or a wimp. Our reality loves winners. But if a person is on his own, then little is expected of him, which means that he is free. The burden of responsibility and expectations of others does not press on him. Do you know why troes are the most adaptive people? Because they live on a yes or no basis. They care about the details. And for excellent students, on the contrary, it’s difficult to adapt to a changing world, because they get stuck in the details. Of course, this is not the rule, but a certain pattern is observed. This psychological truth is many years old.
Therefore, the mask or the position of the bulldozer (and the meaning of the word plays an important role here) contains a certain development charge, some intrigue. When they demand nothing and do not expect anything from a person, it’s even good: there are less worries and anxieties.