When the Italian Gianni Rodari came up with his poem “What do crafts smell like?”, All professions for the population of the Soviet Union were equal. It was not for nothing that it was in the Union that this verse became the personification of a hard worker with a smell not of perfume, but of wood glue, gasoline, medicine, machine oil or muffin. After all, then the cult of working specialties was propagandized!
What did Gianni Rodari write about?
Having gained popularity as a writer precisely in the Soviet Union, J. Rodari published many interesting children's tales and short stories. And most of them sing the work of a working man. How could the profession of an actress or a movie star have a pleasant smell? Does the engineer smell good? Maybe the pilot has a pleasant aroma? According to the ideology of communism, only a person in the
working profession has the right to be significant. Of course, the writer sincerely trusted these principles. The popular nursery rhyme of J. Rodari “What crafts smell like” in our changed reality somewhat lost its ideological orientation, although the smells of working professions remained almost the same:
- glazier smells of window putty;
- doctor - with medicine;
- the fisherman smelled of a slave;
- the carpenter gives off the smell of chips;
- businessman has the smell of expensive cologne;
- the business woman smells of French perfume;
- money, as the famous truth goes, does not smell.
Is it possible to choose a profession by the smell that accompanies it
Choosing a professional lesson, you should get acquainted with the smells that
accompany a particular business. Indeed, in the poem “What do crafts smell like” it is clearly stated that every profession has a smell. It may turn out that, despite the obvious successes in the business, a particular fragrance can cause unpleasant emotions, which, in turn, can affect the mood and performance. So, some features of professions associated with odors:
- If a person likes the aromas of spices, he can become a good cook.
- Do you like fruit and flower aromas? Such an individual loves to be in the spotlight, you can try yourself as a public speaker (actor, lecturer, teacher).
- Professionals working in areas related to human health should be adequate to the aromas of peppermint and anise.
- If you like the smell of fresh newspapers and magazines from childhood, you should try yourself as an editor.
- The smell of coffee will help the realtor in his difficult business.
- The sports trainer personifies vivacity and an excellent sports form. Its aroma has a pronounced citrus bouquet.
Some professions with specific odors
- Who compares which cat food tastes better? A food taster for pets, of course! All the subtleties of differences in taste and aromas of the new feed feels this specialist. When J. Rodari wrote his poem “What Crafts Smell”, such a profession did not exist yet.
- Breeders raising deer farms earn hundreds of thousands of dollars annually by selling the urine of their wards to hunters. The pheromones contained in this “product” are an excellent bait. When it comes to big money, you can forget about smells.
- The number of roads in the world is increasing annually. Vehicle speeds have also increased. Accordingly, the number of animals shot down on the roads also does not decrease. Who monitors cleanliness on the pavement? Not very prestigious, but rather well-paid work of the collector of dead animals, the poem "What smells of crafts" does not describe.
Pros of "smelling" professions
Not every person can associate his life with a huge number of pleasant or unpleasant aromas, when dealing with smells becomes a daily obligation. The main "tool" of the taster - the nose - is a very gentle device. The profession of a perfume taster or
wine taster requires a special approach to your health. Of course, even now it is impossible to do without the professions that are listed in the poem “What do the crafts smell like”. The verse was written during the time of general socialism, when some concepts were turned upside down according to the requirements of those years. You can change a lot in the life of countries and continents. Only the properties of the human body are permanent. With the right information, it’s easier to choose a business for yourself.
Communication with odors can enrich or poison a person’s life. Each profession has its own flavor. If you don’t like the smell of the profession, maybe the appropriate payment will compensate for this shortcoming?