The great, powerful, free and, of course, truthful Russian language sometimes amazes with its richness, complexity and beauty - how many amazing words in it have several meanings, how many stable expressions that amaze with their diversity, how many proverbs and sayings, the meaning of which with each new generation is changing ...
Ignorance does not relieve responsibility
Often the ignorance of a particular phrase, its incorrect use or understanding becomes the cause of all kinds of situations having a greater or lesser level of awkwardness. Take, for example, the expression “burn life.” Have you ever thought about his interpretation? Have you ever used this phrase? Or maybe it was used in relation to you?
In the article we will try to figure out how it is to burn life, what is needed for this and is there any need to master such a skill.
Similar to English
If you look at the expression with the naked eye, so to speak, it is quite possible to interpret it not quite correctly. Moreover - there is the likelihood of an absolutely incorrect understanding, right down to the diametrically opposite.
A person who is little familiar with Russian phraseology may well think that to burn a life means to take advantage of all the opportunities that it presents, to risk exactly as much as is necessary to achieve a result. This interpretation is not surprising, because in the same English language there is a similar expression to burn out bright, which has a similar meaning. If you translate the phrase verbatim, you get something like "live in such a way that it burns brightly."
The expression is certainly beautiful, but it has almost nothing to do with the Russian version.
A completely different shade
As you can easily guess from the subtitle of this paragraph, in our language the phrase “burn life” has practically diametrically opposite meaning. The shade it has is clearly negative, and it is unlikely that you can boast of your erudition, praising someone in this way.
In the Russian version, a person who burns life is, if not a completely disappearing soul, then clearly approaching this. Most often, such personalities have a solid revelry in their minds, and for the most part they are not used to taking care of tomorrow at all.
Shade of luxury
An unequivocal answer to this question, of course, does not exist, however, in general terms, the phrase to explain labor will still not make up. Despite the richness of the shades of understanding of expression in the minds of everyone, the most common points of view on this subject exist only two.
If among your acquaintances suddenly there is someone who allows himself to live in a big way, to try all kinds of pleasures, starting with masterpieces of gastronomic persuasion, ending with the organization of large parties for which, perhaps, he will not even be able to pay, you know - this is a man who luxuriously burns his life.
As an example, perhaps, in this case we can cite the main character of the novel F. S. Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby”. His slightly naive, somewhat frivolous attitude to life and money for the sake of achieving one single goal and has become a surprisingly fertile soil for the so-called burning. This was perfectly demonstrated in the film of the same name. By the way, the life of almost the entire American elite of the 20-30s perfectly fits this description.
but on the other hand
Nevertheless, people who descended to the very bottom of it in due time will be able to tell about what it means to “burn life”. In some cases, this process is understood as just a manifestation of excessive frivolity, sometimes leading to extremely undesirable results.
The interpretation of such situations, of course, is simply an incredible amount. For example, an understanding of expression as the presence of some destructive habits such as drunkenness or even drug addiction is quite common.
For many, the life-burner looks like a person who does not want to do anything decisively to improve it, to achieve any new heights. In a word, a person is not at all ambitious, and sometimes completely indifferent to reality.
Typical examples
If with the first case everything is more or less clear, then the second, perhaps, requires a certain comment. In fact, it is not necessary to be one of the heroes of the incredibly realistic and revealing Gorky play “At the Bottom” in order to fit into such a description.
In this case, of course, we are talking not only about all kinds of marginals. In fact, almost all of us can get such a characteristic.
For this, it is enough to simply stop in personal development, stop spending your time and energy on it. The essence in this case will be precisely the almost uselessly wasted time, which is, of course, extremely pleasant.
Nevertheless, the interpretation described above is less common than the one we paid attention to at first. In most cases, this expression means just a frivolous, somewhat reckless life, which young people most often indulge in.
It is this understanding of the phrase that is most often found in literature and cinema. Tomorrow for such people simply does not exist, just like the need to think about the consequences of certain actions.
Of course, to some extent, such a position can be called romantic, but there are always time restrictions for maintaining such a lifestyle, not to mention social ones. Here it is - the expression "burn life", the meaning of which is so diverse.
Nowadays, unhindered access to the Internet with its many social networks and the ability to stay connected 24/7 is quite easy to become a life-burner. So the next time before committing a rash act, which can lead to a variety of consequences, think about whether you fit the definition described in this article. And most importantly - answer the question whether you need it.