The wonderful poet I. Bunin in the poem "Evening" reflected on happiness in August 1909. The day was declining, his hero averted his eyes from the books he was reading, looked at the edge of a white cloud, heard the thunder of a thresher on the threshing floor and suddenly disappeared into happiness, although he suggested that a person does not see enough and knows how to be happy.
What was the poet thinking about?
About the eternal, which is understood through the simple, not simplified, but the most natural. Silence and serene peace simply enter the soul of the lyrical hero through visual and sound sensations. Perhaps, indeed, happiness loves silence. The meaning of the phrase is look attentively at the usual, try to consider beauty in the ordinary.
The conclusion that is being drawn is: happiness is the fusion of a beautiful and perfect outer world and a rich inner world. To feel it, it is enough just to stop the run of everyday life, look around and look into yourself.
Another side
Why is a man born? Hero V.G. Korolenko believed that "a man was born for happiness, like a bird for flight," that is, for action or freedom.
So, if happiness loves silence, the meaning of the phrase contradicts Korolenko’s statement. There it is, happiness - in actively influencing the situation! But the active action is not available to the hero of his essay Paradox. A miserable disabled person without arms could only speculate and bitterly dream of happiness that was not created for him. And yet, in spite of everything, the cripple is the author of a
life-affirming aphorism .
What did A. Pushkin think? A. Block? S. Yesenin?
A. Pushkin did not find happiness in the world. For him, there was only "will" and "peace." Most likely, it was they who were associated with him with happiness, which in itself is, according to the poet, an unattainable ideal.
This is echoed by A. Block. The lyrical hero of his poems was sure that happiness is a shaky childhood dream. He talks about it, full of gentle sadness.
S. Yesenin said: "Here it is, stupid happiness." He wrote his nostalgic poem in 1918 in the bustling Moscow, where he recalled his village. There, in silence, a girl in white with pink cheeks sings a tender song. So, then, according to Yesenin, happiness loves silence. The meaning of the phrase is a quiet sunset behind the pond, in the chill, stretching from the evening field, in blooming viburnum. This is a return to youth, which is forever gone and which can only be remembered. But after all, the poet himself in Moscow, as naturally as in childhood, could not live. And apparently he was not happy.
What is the person thinking?
Perhaps not about happiness, about him, as I. Bunin said, we only remember. It is either there or not, according to subjective sensations. It’s just that a person always needs something, and he sets off after the tangible material. But for life, without any special undertakings, without loud pathetic phrases, the saying “happiness loves silence” is quite suitable. After all, the more sincere we say, the quieter our words. We do not prove anything in the heat of the argument, we simply offer our point of view. And it is best to peer at your loved ones in silence, then you see their true beauty.
“Happiness loves silence,” who said?
The poet Yu. Kalugin wrote a soulful poem with this phrase. It is calm and earthly wise. This is just a calm look, kind words spoken not on holidays, but every day. The poem suggests that one should not flaunt happiness. He must be carefully preserved and valued by a loved one because he is always there - in difficult times, and in joy. You should not allow stupid quarrels over trifles, because of everyday life, you should try to understand and forgive, do something yourself. Then happiness will sparkle in the eyes of the native, and next time he will take an example from you, hug and help. It is better not to think about what will happen next.
You just have to trust the one next to you. But those around it are better not to entrust their condition. They can envy and scare him away. One must rejoice in silence, looking into each other's eyes. And you can never betray those who believe in you. Indeed happiness loves silence. The meaning of the phrase - keep it, do not scare away your happiness. Here is all the wise and simple advice of a good person.
You can add that if there is love in the house, then silence comes by itself, extra words are not required. People understand each other without words. They are surrounded by silence, as protection from the storms and anxieties of the outside world. You can wish this to anyone who wants to live in harmony with the world around them, without further ado. And you always need to remember that happiness, like the Bluebird - while you are looking for it far away, it eludes you. And he returned to his father’s house, stopped fussing, and here it is, happiness, already at his native hearth. Sits with you in the kitchen and drinks tea.