The Russian people, unusually observant and savvy, came up with many interesting proverbs and sayings that reflected his understanding of love, friendship, truth, kindness, industriousness and other moral categories. Sometimes crafty, sometimes ironic, but always kind and instructive-wise, these grains of folk art form a real treasury from which you can draw endlessly.
Sled uphill
"Do you like to ride - love and carry the sled!" - says the Russian proverb. What does it mean? In the literal sense, you can understand it like this. Imagine a clear sunny day with a slight frost. Snow sparkles on trees and roofs of houses, winter silver creaks underfoot. It is easy to breathe, the mood is joyful and cheerful - how can you not go up the hill with your friends! But ... you love to ride - love and carry a sled! On a slippery mountain, if it is also steep, climbing up is not easy. Yes, and the sleigh interfere, pulling down. But you really want to climb the very top of your head so that from there, with a breeze, an arrow flies off to the foot, to the enthusiastic cries of friends and comrades! At this moment, the meaning of the statement is revealed: "Do you like to ride - love and carry the sleigh."
From private to general
Consider a different situation. You want to have an incendiary party at home. But you should prepare for it in advance: tidy up the rooms, think about the music, take care of the treats. That is, to spend some effort. So, again it turns out: you like to ride - love and toboggan! But after the party, you should again put things in order in the rooms, in the courtyard, deal with dirty dishes, and sometimes with neighbors, if someone else’s sleep and peace were disturbed. As we see, this proverb is applicable to those situations when a person needs to work, to get his strength, time, that is, to sacrifice something, to get something good. Do you like to ride - love and carry sleighs, in other words, it is understood as follows: like to relax, have fun - do not shy away from work, worries, work. Do not transfer your responsibilities to the arms and shoulders of others. Learn to take responsibility.
To make the child understand you
How to explain the meaning of the proverb to a child, say, five or six years old? There are many ways to do this. Children often ask their parents to get some kind of animal. A dog or cat, fish or birds, hamsters or guinea pigs - anyway, if only you could play with them. Moms and dads should explain to their children that pets need to be looked after: to feed, keep clean, walk, monitor their health. What is the meaning of the proverb realized in such conversations? Very important, moral, educational.
Shades of meaning
A child will understand several serious truths at once. Firstly, that any living creature is not a toy with which it is amused and abandoned. The phrase of the Little Prince that we are responsible for those who are tamed to ourselves, here will be very out of place. Your son or daughter will try to compare this measure of responsibility with their abilities - and this is an excellent result! This means that the child will begin to think about other problems of life that previously escaped his attention or simply did not occur due to a small age and a small life experience. But this is exactly what happens in the process of growing up and becoming a person! Secondly, little philosophers will also understand how much you value them, how you try to make their life joyful and bright, since you gave it to your children. They will understand and certainly appreciate it when a tired mother after work rushes to the stove to cook delicious for dinner. Or when dad, returning home in the evening, does not go to the TV, but begins a fun fuss with his boyfriend. A five-six-year-old man can very well compare himself with those very sledges, which, since they love to ride, they love to carry them!