Appearance and Character

As once Somerset Maugham said each of us is a prisoner in a solitary tower and he communicates with the other prisoners, who form mankind, by conventional signs that have not quite the same meaning for them as for himself. And he was right as each of us is a separate personality who may resemble other people very closely or differ greatly from them.

People’s temperament is divided into 4 types: sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic and melancholic.

Sanguine is communicative, he wants to be a leader and organizer, tries to be in the limelight, resolute self-possessed (знает себе цену), he perceives quickly novelties in the life, he likes to overestimate himself, he is a big egoist, his words are not always entirely in character with his actions. He is able to stand hard labor due to his feature of being emotionally stable, is characterized by sarcasm.

Choleric is also communicative, quick-witted. He quickly becomes mad about something becomes fanatic but as soon as he is no longer interested in the matter, he falls into depression. Unstable choleric always leads to conflicts. Any stress situation is a serious conflict for him.

Phlegmatic is concealed, even-tempered, composed, can be easily irritated being in the joyful surrounding. He is afraid of people’s appreciation and is not wordy, but if he wants to express his ideas he does it in a solid way and substantially. He is either lazy or workaholic.

Melancholic is not prolix, composed and can be easily hurt.

It is a matter of common knowledge that appearance has something to do with the character. There is no doubt that they are interconnected.

Everyone knows that very often, unfortunately, appearances can be deceptive. Though everyone has got something pleasant and good about his character, some virtuous features of character that distinguish him from other people. Sometimes talking to a person who at first sight seems to be nice and pleasant can turn to be bad as his inner world is penetrated throughout by evil features. Knowing a person for many years we can never suspect that he is ill-natured, impertinent, or more than that a real scoundrel. He can open and show us those deep and evil features of his character that can strike us for ages. Besides, a person’s eyes can betray him as a human’s eyes are the soul of person’s nature and inner world.

The psychologist say that sometimes we shouldn’t blame such people for their bad features as in their childhood we may find anything which is associated with their bad behavior. But a person in his turn should try to change himself for him to be among people, to have real friends because the communication with this class of people can come to a bad end for others. When we speak about somebody’s face, figure, hands, feet we mean his or her appearance.

To sum up, I think everyone is equal, regardless of their appearances. We should know all about their internal features and external appearance to make a fair judgment.

Dwelling and its Types

We can hardly say that today there exist the problem of choosing a type of housing. Everyone can find something he or she likes. For instance, some people prefer to live somewhere in the country in a small, but cozy cottage or a large farmhouse. To my mind those people, who prefer this type of dwelling really adore nature: they want to wake up to songs of birds, to enjoy beautiful landscapes, to breath fresh air or in other words they want to have a calm and measured rhythm of life. Usually such people keep the poultry and the cattle. One of advantages living in such a house is that you have your own land where you can grow fruit and vegetables, make flowerbeds and plant beautiful flowers, lay out an orchard, etc. You can also build some outhouses like a green-house, a garage or a tool shed. But the greatest disadvantage of living in a farmhouse or in a cottage, in my opinion, is that it takes much time to get to the nearest town, but if you have a car it isn’t a problem. That’s why one can think over the possibility to live in a cottage when retire.

There are also those who like semi-detached houses or, as the Americans call them, duplexes. I believe that such houses attract people because they are less expensive than mansions or bungalows for example and you have only one neighbor as opposed to block of flats. And as you have a neighbor you can always turn to him if you need something, though from time to time they can disturb you when repairing the house or listening to music too loudly. But in general I’m sure that it’s quite nice to live in a semi-detached house.