Idiom "disservice" is used in cases when a person is trying to help anyone, but makes it so bad, clumsy and awkward, instead of the desired support delivers only trouble spoils the situation completely.In life, like not uncommon.At Ivan Krylov fable has called "the Hermit and the Bear."It is because of her and there was this idiom.What did it mean?
«Hermit and the Bear»
First Krylov writes that there are times when we need help, but you should realize that not everyone will be able to render it properly.We need to stay away from fools, because the fool who wants to benefit, it is sometimes more dangerous than the most evil enemy.They can be rendered a disservice.Meaning phraseologism you already know.
solitary life
Next comes the narrative, which tells about a hermit without a family and living in the wilderness.Of course, about loneliness when you want you can write very beautiful.But not everyone can live in these conditions, because most people want to share with family and grief, and happiness.The author writes that it may be objected, as well in the wilderness, especially in the presence of meadows, forests, mountains, streams, emerald grass.Krylov fully agrees with this, but says that it all can quickly get bored if you do not even talk to anyone.Sometimes even a betrayal, a disservice, dissension may seem a lesser evil than solitude.
Introduction to bear
That hermit once tired of living away from people.He went into the woods, hoping to meet someone.But there is generally live only bears and wolves.People are rarely in the forest.And, indeed, I met a hermit with a bear.He politely took off his hat and bowed, and handed him a bear paw.So they met.After a while, they became inseparable friends, these could not leave even for a few hours.Krylov wrote that does not know what they were talking about and how they were talking.The hermit was silent, and the bear was not exactly overly sociable.But despite everything, the hermit was happy to have found a friend.Friends often walked together, the hermit did not tire of praising the bear and melt them.He thought that his life came a great time.The poor still did not suspect that soon he will be rendered a disservice ...
Death hermit
Once in the heat of the day friends decided to walk the forests, meadows, plains and hills.Of course, man is weaker than a wild animal, so after a while the hermit tired and began to lag behind the bear.He realized that his friend could no longer walk, and invited him to lie down and sleep, if he wants to.He also said he could posterech it.The hermit was just glad this proposal.He sat down, yawned, and immediately fell asleep.A bear was the other guard, and he had to work hard.Here fly hermit sat on the nose, and toed it drove.But stalking an insect flew on the cheek.As soon as the bear drove a fly, she again landed on the nose.What is it arrogant!Without thinking, bear paws took a heavy stone, squatted, and thought that now too he just kill her.Mucha was sitting on the forehead of recluse.And bear braced himself with all his strength and threw the stone at the head of another.The impact was such that the hermit's skull split in two, and accident and remained lying on the site.That's what a disservice.
parable about a disservice
There is also a parable on the same topic, which raises questions about their actions and even over life.One walked around the city with her grandson Grandfather and suddenly saw the boy who asked the pope to repair the fence, and only then allowed to go play.The poor child is constantly dropped out of hand tools, the board does not get up at the desired location.That boy accidentally stabbed himself on the finger, and then angry, threw the hammer, sadly looking at the guys playing.Grandson grandfather felt sorry for his peers, and he is a board nailed to the fence.However, the old man immediately tore it.
grandfather grandson asked, surprised: "How so?You often taught me mercy, but now do not allow to help the boy. "
Grandpa replied: "Do not you understand that this is a disservice?I would like to instill in you a kindness, but in any case not hypocrisy.You fulfilled his duties as a boy, and thus deprived him of opportunities to learn how to repair their own fence.But each person must have patience, and properly do its job.His "merciful" deed you did him a disservice.Do not ever do it. "
Now you know what a disservice.It's better not to help a man than to do so.
