you have well over thirty, and you keep older children's toys?The school remained in sight, and you do not, no, yes and pulls out a box of treasured recipe scribbled in notebooks and a forward line with uneven bukovkami?From the day of the wedding expired more than a dozen years, and an album with photos first hidden love notes, letters, and even a few dried flowers?Well, congratulations - you are sentimental!
Looking Dictionary
What sentimentality?The dictionary defines the word as "sensitive", "kindness."It is in our language is French, and it was very fashionable in the late 18th - early 19th centuries.The then Russian ladies were read novels sensitive Rousseau gasped and groaned on every occasion, faints, let a tear or even shuddered at the sudden noise.They were crying, sharing each other or to the heroes of favorite books, dreaming all night in the moonlight, and in general to show himself natures nervous and subtlety.Continuing to study what is sentimental, it is worth noting its relationship with the expression of emotions such as affection and even admiration.For example, your friend with a touching smile looks like little kids playing on the flowers or butterflies.He actively and sincerely empathize when you tell him about your problems or ailments old grandmother.It's obvious signs of a thin, vulnerable soul, prone to the manifestation of sentimentality.Often it can take excessively exalted form.Then the answer to the question: "What is the sentiment?" Sounds like this: "a tearful, sickly sweet mush."With such a scenario, the word painted negatively.Sometimes events or actions povlёkshie for a sentimental reaction, concern only one person who manifests it and.But other witnesses or participants, they seem ridiculous or absurd.
be sentimental - good or bad?
Continuing to consider that such a sentiment, you should think, is a positive quality or negative.The unequivocal answer is not here.Of course, it is commendable to remember the date of your first date, or a kiss, take care first hairs, cropped in a year from his rebёnochka to worry about the fate of a kitten been dumped, etc.In this case, we are interested in common with such emotions is undoubtedly valuable and important qualities as compassion, kindness, tenderness, compassion.However, if the feeling takes other, exaggerated shapes and sizes, people from touching and caring turns into a silly, pompous, ridiculous, tearful, that is not very pleasant.And here there is a clear problem: how to get rid of sentimentality?Sure, you need a lot of hard work on themselves.Most try to look at ourselves, to critically evaluate thoughts and actions.Regular direct pryadok in their own things and thoughts, get rid of all sorts of trash and debris.Of course, there is no need to throw little things dear to the heart, but also to turn your home into a crypt with the ghosts of the past, too, is not necessary.
Who often manifested sentimentality - men or women?Of course, in the latter.But the stronger sex it is not alien.If it is expressed in the form of a soft, sensual, then, of course, such a trait is a true treasure from severe male natures.But all the unpleasant nuances, of course, should be eradicated.And another such moment.Sentimentality is not always synonymous with real kindness.The worst, hardened criminals, too, sometimes are extremely prone to fits of emotion.But do not become less bloodthirsty.
What conclusion can be drawn?Throughout it is always better to follow the sense of proportion and they measure the degrees of their experiences.
