The table was set simply and tastefully. The menu is thought out so that children are as busy with dinner as adults. At first, Polina wanted to do something very elegant, a candlelight dinner, but then she changed her mind. In the end, there will be children, and he and Zoya should try to get closer, and a too formal dinner will not contribute to this. Polina prepared the nursery so that Gelya and her guest could play there whenever they wanted. While waiting for guests, Polina sat by the window in the kitchen and hugged Angelina, who was quiet on her lap.
Mom, is this boy who is coming today, is he good? - she asked, running through her mother’s hair.
Very good, honey. I really hope that you will become friends with him. You will show him your toys, tell him about your kindergarten. He will also tell you something interesting.
Will he bring me a gift?
Polina laughed. Her daughter is so used to everyone bringing her gifts that she doesn’t expect anything else.
I do not know this! It’s not at all necessary that you should be showered with gifts, dear! Just don’t even think about asking Aunt Zoya about a gift when she comes, okay? It would be very impolite, but you are the most well-mannered princess in the world.
Gelya nodded and began to hum something under her breath. Polina was a little nervous, although she decided in advance not to rush things and build their relationship step by step. Maybe someday they will come back in the same proximity, who knows. Polina remembered how her friends reacted to the news. Inna, as expected, was in complete shock. Dorothy too. And everyone who knew that Zoya once worked for Polina and how Polina worried about her death.
Why was she hiding? Why did you leave then? Why did Nikita say that she died?
Questions rained down one after another and Polina had to come up with a version, one for everyone, in order to reassure the audience. The version boiled down to the fact that some kind of thing happened in Zoya’s personal life. terrible tragedy, about which she does not want to talk to anyone, and that she was hiding precisely for this reason. True, she couldn’t really explain why Zoya didn’t want to make contact for so long and why she was clearly interfering with the work of Gurman PR, but she asked everyone not to torture Zoya with questions, since what’s important to Polina now is cooperation with her, not hostility. About Nikita, she said that he always could not stand Zoya and decided to erase her with the version of death from Polina’s life. It sounded completely unconvincing, but she made it clear that she herself had not yet really figured it out and therefore could not say more precisely.
To the uninitiated, Polina simply said that their main competitor was her friend and that now, perhaps, everything would work out. Polina's close friends were not satisfied with her explanation and were alarmed, but, seeing Polina's nervous state, they decided not to touch her for now. Polina was quite happy with this, since she was not morally ready to explain what she herself did not understand. Intuition told her that fate plays such complex games for a reason.
Polina's thoughts were interrupted by the doorbell.
Sorry we're late, I was a little late at work. - Zoya apologized as soon as Polina opened the door.
Come in, Gelya is already waiting for a new friend. “Hello, Pavlik,” Polya extended her hand to the boy, but he hid behind his mother’s back.
She’s shy,” Zoya smiled. They pushed him into the room and they entered. Zoya looked around, looking at the somewhat changed furnishings of the apartment. Classic elements gave way to bold designer decisions, unusual color combinations, original furniture with metal details, bright spots of lampshades and many shelves with photographs and postcards from all over the world.
I did some minor repairs and changed a few things. Not radically, but just a little. - Polina proudly noted Zoya’s approving look. - Angelina, this is Pavlik, whom I told you about.
Angelina finally stuck her nose out from behind the door, staring at the guests with curiosity.
So this is Angelina! Beauty, real beauty! - Zoya looked intently at the girl, then came to her senses and handed her a small package. - This is for you!
Gelya immediately gutted the package, pulling out a small radio-controlled robot.
Can he walk? - she asked Zoya, raising her cornflower blue eyes to her.
And even say, let's go, I'll show you.
Gelya obediently followed Zoya into the room. Polina felt an unpleasant pang of jealousy. Gelya is not such a sociable girl that she can easily get along with strangers. And then a second later she already agreed to play with Zoya. Or maybe it’s just Polina’s fear for Gelya that distorts her perception?
They chatted about nothing and everything. Zoya told some of what had happened in recent years, but all these were only fragments, fleeting mentions, like small particles of a mosaic, from which Polina, eagerly listening, tried to put together a pattern. It turned out that Zoya lived for some time with her relatives in Zarechny, then moved back to Moscow, and persuaded her grandmother to go with her to help with the child. She did not tell who the father of the child was and what happened between them and made it clear that she did not want to touch on this topic. They sold the house and land and received some money, with which she started her own business. At first I worked for very small orders, baking, frying, steaming, saving money day and night. Ksenia, the grandmother, helped with Pavlusha. Then, however, there were people who helped her, so things went sharply uphill. A little later she found Ustinova, who became the face of her company.
Polina also talked about herself, about how she broke up with Nikita, of course, she didn’t talk about the quarrels over Geli, she just said that they ended up different people. Zoya listened to this very carefully, but didn’t ask any special questions. She only asked if Nikita was helping Angelina with money.
No, what are you? He doesn't really care about us. It's good that I left the apartment. And so they don’t even see each other.
So what, aren’t you thinking about starting a family again now? - Zoya looked inquisitively into her eyes. - Do you want to live alone like this?
Don't know. There is one man I like... - Polina unexpectedly thought about Sergei. - He could become an ideal partner for me and a father for Geli.
This doesn't sound particularly romantic! - Zoya laughed.
You know, I've already had enough romance in my life. Now I want stability, reliability, I want comfort and a quiet life. First of all, for the sake of my daughter. - Polina looked at the children playing on the carpet. - Or maybe this is love, I just haven’t fully figured it out yet.
You're right. Children are the most important thing in our lives. Everything we do is for them. - Zoya also looked at the children, smiling.
And you? You're not married either, are you? - Polina asked in response.
Not yet. But I plan. There is one person who has been with me for a long time. But we haven't decided yet. - Zoya approached the children, sitting down next to them. - Angelina, let me show you how this robot spits out rings. Look! - Zoya pressed the button on the control panel, and multi-colored rings flew out of the robot’s mouth. The children were delighted. Gelya rushed to catch them throughout the room, bursting into cheerful laughter. Pasha was more calm boy, more restrained in emotions. He just sat and smiled, obediently handing Angelina plastic rings from the carpet.
Polina began to clear the table and serve dessert. Looking at how Gelya laughed together with Zoya, she again caught herself not being very happy about such a rapprochement. She seemed to be looking for subtle signs that the girl was reaching out to her genetic mother. Perhaps it was just a figment of her imagination, but she became worried.
And now - cake! - she proclaimed, bringing out a torit with whipped cream and fruit. - Children, come on!
Can I cut it? - Gelya asked in a pleading tone.
Can you handle it? - Polina looked incredulously at the spatula in Angelina’s hand.
Of course he can handle it. - Zoya assured, as if she had known Gelya for many years, “Church, I want the biggest piece,” she jokingly exclaimed, holding out the plate. Angelina looked gratefully at Aunt Zoya, who supported her, and carefully cut off a huge piece. True, while trying to transfer it to a plate, she smeared cream all over it.
It’s okay, that’s what the cream is for, so you can lick it off the plate! - Zoya smiled, looking at the slightly upset Gelya.
When the pieces of cake on the children's plates disappeared without a trace and the coffee in the adults' cups was drunk, Zoya suddenly started talking about work.
Do you know, Lizaveta told me that you were thinking about uniting?
Yes, but she categorically refused. - Polina frowned, remembering that unpleasant conversation.
Circumstances have changed. I reconsidered this decision and thought that this was a good idea in principle. You seem to have a problem with cooks?
No, they seem to be coping better now. - answered Polina, touched to the quick. Lately, the kitchen was no longer as exciting to her as it was to the clients who ran to Zoya, attracted by lower prices.
What's the point then? Or are there no problems anymore? - Zoya smiled barely noticeably.
You know perfectly well what it is, Zoya. Why should we play cat and mouse with each other? You lure our customers by setting very low prices. I don’t quite understand how you achieve this, because according to all my calculations, at these prices you should barely have enough to pay people’s salaries. There can be no talk of any profit here.
We will reconsider this too. Now, if we work together, we can stick to the same prices again. Your prices. - Zoya added. - Thus, clients will be deprived of an alternative of this class and they will have to pay in full. And thanks to our merger, we will be able to work for much more large quantity people and organizations.
It certainly sounds tempting. - Polina didn’t know how to react. It was all very strange. It turns out that Zoya deliberately worked without profit with the sole purpose of harming Gurman PR, and now she wants to achieve the opposite? Zoya knew perfectly well who was at the head of Gourmet PR, so why did she try against them? Polina did not dare to ask. But the merger proposal was an ideal solution for her agency; it would solve many problems in one fell swoop and allow it to expand the market for orders. - Who will be at the head of the new company? - she asked after thinking. - How will we divide spheres of influence?
Let's not fight, I think. - Zoya smiled. - For now, we will both combine management. You can do it this way - I deal with what concerns the Gourmet, and you deal with what concerns PR. But, of course, we make the main decisions together. It will be easier this way. I like your title, I guess we'll leave it as it is.
This is very unexpected, but very useful. I agree, but I need to talk to my team.
Please. - Zoya shrugged, as if it was a small thing for her. - You'll let me know when you're ready. And now we should probably go. It’s late, it’s time for Pavlusha to sleep.
“I don’t want you to leave,” Gelya whined. - Let's still play with the robot and the rings? - She pulled Zoya along with her.
No, Gelya, honey, it’s time for the guests, we will definitely meet again and play together, right, Zoya? - Polina took Gelya in her arms to distract her from Zoya. - Pavlusha can come at any time, okay?
We will definitely see each other again and very soon,” Zoya patted Gelya on the cheek. - I'm very glad to meet you, princess!
Come. - Angelina whispered.
Having said goodbye, they left. Polina began to clear the table, replaying parts of her conversation with Zoya in her head. Gelya, meanwhile, continued to play with her gift.
Did you like Pavlusha? - Polina asked her.
Yes,” she answered seriously. - And I liked Aunt Zoya too.
Polina did not answer anything, scolding herself for the stupid feeling of jealousy. This was still not enough. Children do well with those who pay attention to them. Zoya cheered up Gelya, and she was happy. It's simple. No difficulties at the level of the subconscious and genes. This is all Polina’s sick fantasy. We need to stop thinking about it and being afraid of it.
Do you know that you are the most precious girl in the world for your mother? - She sat down next to Gelya. The dishes can be removed later. After her precious baby girl goes to bed. - I love you so much.
I love you too, mommy. - Gelya extended her arms and grabbed Polina’s neck. - You and I are the most precious together, right?
Yes. - Polina laughed. - How smart you are!
It was already well after midnight when she finished tidying up, took a bath, dried her hair and began to drink a glass of evening sherry. She stretched out her legs on the sofa with pleasure, closed her eyes and tried to relax. Thoughts, however, did not allow the brain to turn off, flashing through pictures of events like stills from a movie. She felt that she had entered into a game she did not understand. She didn't know the rules or the reasons for this game. Zoya did not behave like an enemy, but she clearly did not strive for close friendship either. What was on Polina's hands? A daughter who by all rights belonged to her, work experience, some savings, a good team. What did Zoya have? She didn't know that. Polina opened her eyes and reached for the phone.
Are you still sulking?
What did you take from? And why should I be offended?
Yesterday you left so suddenly...
Got excited. Your life is your own business. I shouldn't care. - His voice sounded deliberately indifferent.
Why shouldn't it? You have also been a part of my personal life for a long time. It’s just that this all somehow flows so smoothly that I’m confused.
What do you mean?
That I take for granted your friendship, your devotion, your attitude towards Gela. That I'm too selfish and don't make enough efforts on my part.
Polya, listen to me. - Sergei sighed noisily. - If you need to make efforts for our relationship, then don’t do it. Let everything go as it goes. But, on the other hand, you are right that I cannot simply observe everything from the outside. Try to decide your attitude towards me. If you can’t offer me anything other than friendship, then we’ll stop there. Just take your time with your answer, okay?
“Okay,” Polina answered after a pause. “But it’s your own fault that you created such conditions for me that all I could do was accept your good attitude and that’s all.” You have never once pushed me to think about you and me, to look at it from a different perspective.
Polina, dear,” he fell silent, searching for words. - People figure out such things on their own; they don’t need pushes from the outside. If it's not the time, it's not the time.
But I’m no longer sure that it’s not time...
Well then…
It's up to you anyway. I don't want to do anything for you. For me personally, everything is clear, I don’t doubt myself. It is up to you. But I don’t agree with halftones, keep that in mind.
Polina fell silent, not knowing what to say. He’s right, it’s up to her to decide and understand their relationship.
Do you know who I visited today? - she changed the subject.
I know. You told me yourself that you invited Zoya. How did everything go?
You said this somehow hesitantly. Is there something wrong?
No, everything is orderly and peaceful. She suggested we team up. So that we become equal partners within the framework of my “Gourmet”. I agreed. It benefits me.
Are you sure she doesn't have a bomb in her bosom?
No, I'm not sure. But if she has reasons to play against me, she will do it anyway. And by uniting, I will at least win in terms of business for a certain time. And then we'll see.
As you know. If I were you, I'd keep my ears open.
I promise, comrade chief. - Polina smiled weakly.
But is there anything else that worries you?
Don't know. Just my stupid fears. I'm going crazy, I'm warning you how best friend, in advance.
Thanks I'll know. What kind of fears? Angelina?
Yes. They played with Zoya so sweetly today, as if they had known each other for a hundred years.
Are you jealous? - Sergei laughed. -You're really going crazy. Angelina adores you. Don’t stress yourself out needlessly, Polya. Go to sleep. It's already late.
Good night!
Bye. Tomorrow I’ll take you and Gely out for dinner. A new Mexican restaurant has opened, let's go drink tequila and dance salsa!
Can you?
You ask!
Agreed,” Polina turned off the phone with a smile. And why does she still doubt it, when only one conversation with Sergei can dispel all her worries and calm her down, as if in childhood, when her mother stroked her head. How could another man understand and support her like that?
From Zoya's diary
Now I have access to Angelina. She received me surprisingly well. I had the feeling that we had been communicating not for the first day, but for many years. And we understood each other perfectly. Polina was nervous. He is jealous and does the right thing. Although, no, that’s not right, she forgets that this is not her daughter, but mine.
We have merged our companies. It would be more accurate to say that I graciously agreed to this merger. She probably feels like I'm doing her a favor and saving her company from immediate closure. Really, I just want to be inside her business, get to know how she works, and then deal the final blow. I will undermine her reputation, I will compromise her among clients, I will remove her from the first position, first morally, and then actually, and in the end she herself will leave there. Will she be able to get up after this? Maybe. It is quite possible, especially since she has an influential friend with money and connections. But that will be another story and it shouldn’t worry me. What is happening now is a matter of principle, I will prove to her that I am not a fool from the lower class with whom you can do whatever you want. I am a person. And I will make her respect me.
Task 1 PLACE PUNCTION MARKS, MAKE UP DIAGRAMS, DETERMINE TYPES OF SUBJECT CLAUSES. 1) In the hut where they were allowedLunch was musty and stuffy, smelling of bread and shredded cabbage.
2) Fedka saw how the high bow of the steamer flew towards them from the darkness with uncontrollable force, without noticing them, heading towards the very middle of the ship.
3) Gerasimov looked at his feeder so much that he regretted the question asked.
4) The night was dark because clouds covered the sky and did not let in the light of the stars.
5) As soon as the regiment left Ozernoye, cold rain began.
6) From a distance one could see bunches of rowan and hawthorn blushing under the sun.
7) Grinyuk raised his chin and looked into the sky, where from time to time the almost regular disk of the moon slipped out from under the wisps of clouds.
8) At that moment when Ivan entered the yard there was a pause.
9) The old ferry was pulled ashore and tightly tied to the ancient mighty willows so that it would not be carried away by the uncontrollable spring flood.
10) With my chin buried in the snow, I agonized over what to do.
Task 2 PLACE PUNCTION MARKS, MAKE UP A CHART OF INVESTIGATIONS WITH SEVERAL CLAUSES, DETERMINE TYPES OF CLAUSES AND TYPE OF SUBORDERATION.
Only now did Frol see that it was completely dawn, that at the blue foot of the cliff above Svetlikha white stripes of fog were swaying, that the stones on the shore had become bluish from the morning dew. EXAMPLE SCHEME [verb], (like...)
help with punctuation 1. Processformation of the Old Russian literary language (1) according to academician V.V.
Vinogradov (2) was determined by the interaction and combination of several
components: firstly (3) Old Church Slavonic language and business speech, and secondly
(4) folklore languages and dialects.
punctuation and dashes.
1. braid maiden beauty.
2. hatred is a bad advisor.
3. Stubbornness is a sign of a weak mind.
4. two are one army.
5. alone in the field is not a warrior.
6. Without an owner, the earth is like an orphan.
7. The goose is not a friend to the pig.
8. knowledge in youth is wisdom in old age.
9. A horseman on foot is not a companion.
10. Bread on the road is not a burden.
1) Braid maiden beauty.
2) Hatred is a bad adviser.
3) Stubbornness is a vice of a weak mind.
4) Two are one's army.
5) There is safety in numbers.
URGENTLY, PLEASE WRITE SOMEONE, I REALLY NEED IT!!! 1. Place the necessary punctuation marks: The girl looked back, the dog ran faster, imitatingdiligence. 2. Complete the statement: Between the parts of a non-union complex sentence. put______ if the second sentence indicates the reason for what is said in the first. 3.Place punctuation marks. Write down the sentence again, formatting the questions in the form of direct speech: 1. Peka sat cross-legged on the floor and pestered Lobanov with unthinkable questions: is it possible to train whales so that they drag barges behind them, to what length can you grow your nails, why write new books? 2. So everything was going quite smoothly until she asked her final question: what magazines do I usually read? 3. It’s so quiet all around, so sunny and joyful that I even forget to ask dad an urgent question: if the earth rotates, why don’t we fall off it in those minutes when we find ourselves turned head down on it? And by the way, why do flies walk upside down on the ceiling and don’t fall?
Hatred is a bad advisor.
The article was six months ago, so it’s all the more interesting to re-read it today.
Lapid and Lieberman, both of them, failed spectacularly in the elections,
losing half of its parliamentary representation.
Their critical attitude towards Netanyahu has turned into undisguised hatred.
Lieberman does not miss an opportunity to spoil Bibi, and Lapid, having completely lost his mind,
demands the forced resignation of the head of government for... a bad agreement with Iran.
D.
Political arithmetic
When Netanyahu, infuriated by the stubborn and boorish resistance of Lapid and Livni, finally kicked them out of the government and announced elections, all commentators began to exclaim that this should have long been expected from the coalition of “swan, crayfish and pike.” And yet, no one seriously wanted early elections. Lapid's Yesh Atid party had a very low rating (9 seats instead of the existing 19), and other parties, except for the Jewish Home, were in no way interested in re-elections. The “zero tax” law, which Lipid was interested in and which Netanyahu opposed, as well as the “nation state” law, which Netanyahu was ready to edit to overcome the resistance of Lapid and Livni, are unlikely to have been the real reason for the breakup, and not just a reason for her.
Let's go back to the time of the creation of the coalition. It was based on a combination of the Likud and NDI parties, which ran for the elections as a single list. The benefit of such an alliance was to ensure that Likud would become the party that made up the coalition. The disadvantage is that Likud loses several mandates in such a union. Some Likud voters were put off by the very alliance with Lieberman, others were confused by the mixed list in which Lieberman inserted his appointees - the democratic Likud is accustomed to open primaries. What was the cost of the candidacy of Minister of Internal Security Isaac Aronovich alone, who in both of his terms in this post pursued a very tough policy both against the Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria, and against the Jews who wanted to pray on the Temple Mount.
The NDI party did not bring a large number of mandates to this tandem in the elections in January 2013. But after the elections, Lieberman was able to use the advantages of the joint list with clear benefit for his party. He brought in two of his own deputies instead of two retired Likudniks: Ruby Rivlin, who became president and temporarily retired from politics, Gideon Sara. Moreover, Lieberman calculated Rivlin’s departure in advance and therefore prepared in advance. The Minister of Foreign Affairs offered the next on the list and awaiting entry into the Knesset, Likudnik Karmel Shama, the position of ambassador to the OECD. Instead, by July, NDI member Alex Miller took Rivlin’s vacated seat in the Knesset. And in September, Likudnik Gidon Saar, who temporarily retired from politics, was replaced by Leonid Litinetsky from NDI. It was after this that the prime minister's party ceased to be the largest in the coalition - only 18 mandates against Lapid's 19 mandates.
For Lieberman, when creating a bloc with Likud, the loss or acquisition of mandates was also not an end in itself. Let us remember that the Likud-NDI alliance was created in conditions when Lieberman was on trial, and his political future was in great doubt. Ousted from Likud in 1997, Lieberman has since hoped to return to Likud as a winner, subduing and leading such an association. After the 2013 elections, Lieberman made efforts to unite not only the lists, but also the parties themselves into one. However, the pre-election alliance with Likud did not transform into a real unification for several reasons, among which it is important to mention the resistance of the Likud Center, which perceived Lieberman and his associates as a threat to the established liberal democratic traditions of the party. As a result, Lieberman did not become, as he had hoped, the second person after Netanyahu and his future successor as head of the party.
Convinced that his intrigue had failed, Lieberman began the process of disengagement from Likud at Netanyahu's most difficult time - July 7, when Israel was at the beginning of a military confrontation with Hamas, even before the upcoming Operation Protective Edge on the ground. At this time, the prime minister's ratings plummeted, like the numerous rockets falling into southern Israel from Gaza. With the separation of Likud and NDI, the process of weakening the ideologically motley coalition began. First of all, there was a regrouping of forces and the Lapid-Bennett and Netanyahu-Liberman pairs were replaced by the Liberman-Lapid and Netanyahu-Bennett pairs. And if the partnership of the Jewish Home and Likud parties is understandable and ideologically legitimate, then the alliance between Lieberman and Lapid, like the previous alliance between Bennett and Lapid, was purely tactical in nature. Lieberman, remaining behind the scenes, made it clear to Lapid that the opportunity had arisen to overthrow Netanyahu.
The alternative coalition that Lieberman began hinting at to Lapid, the chairman of the largest faction in the Knesset at that time, could look like this: Yesh Atid, Labor, Tnua, Kadima, Meretz and NDI (19 + 15 + 6 + 2 + 6 + 13 = 61) - that is, the required minimum was collected - 61 mandates. Subsequently, it may have been intended to expand this coalition and include ultra-Orthodox parties, possibly sacrificing the Meretz party for this. For Lieberman, this was an opportunity not so much to bargain for new positions and even, perhaps, rotation as prime minister, but to achieve the main goal - to overthrow Netanyahu, who is firmly standing in his way to the prime minister's chair. In anticipation of such a trick, Lieberman began to develop for his party the “Norwegian Law”, that is, the removal of ministers from the Knesset, and in return for them additional candidates from the NDI party list would enter the Knesset. If the principled ministers from the NDI, Uzi Landau or Yair Shamir, who were removed from the Knesset, began to object to the “stinking trick” of changing coalition partners, then they would no longer have had the opportunity to prevent it. (I use the name “stinking trick” not as an emotional one, but as a common noun and an accepted designation in Israel for attempts to treacherously form an alternative coalition behind the back of the ruling party. This is exactly what Rabin called Shimon Peres’s failed attempt to form an alternative coalition and remove Likud from power in 1990, who headed the government of national unity. At that time, there was talk of a possible alliance between Labor and the ultra-Orthodox parties).
In light of the possibility of creating such an alternative coalition, the sudden stubborn resistance of Lapid and Livni to any of Netanyahu’s proposals becomes understandable. Having realized that the existing coalition was unviable and had not agreed on the creation of a new association with the ultra-Orthodox Shas and Yahadut HaTorah, which had a total of 18 mandates, Netanyahu had no other choice but to dissolve the Knesset and snap elections. Netanyahu made his last attempt to prevent the elections at the end of Shabbat on December 6 when visiting Lieberman, who was sitting shiva - the week of mourning - for his deceased mother. But Lieberman immediately rejected all of Netanyahu’s proposals to unite with the Shas and Yahadut HaTorah parties. Formally, considerations of principle were at play, but in reality Lieberman was simply not interested in such an alliance tactically. Remaining in the shadows all this time, Lieberman achieved his main goal at that time - to overthrow Netanyahu. And although the polls promise his party the loss of a couple of mandates, the polls are not the elections themselves. Netanyahu wants to go to the elections in conjunction with the Jewish Home, thus exposing his right flank. Right-wing voters who have complaints about either Bennett or Netanyahu will for the most part be afraid to vote for small parties, rightly fearing the increased electoral barrier that stands in their way. This is where Lieberman’s old reputation as an “extremist” and “iron fist” comes in handy. In addition, it is unlikely that Likud or Jewish Home will find enough charismatic candidates to attract the “Russian street.” IN last time The place reserved for the new repatriate on the Likud list was obviously not eligible for entry into the Knesset; for the penultimate time it was taken by a repatriate from Ethiopia. At the same time, most of the Russian-language media, both paper and electronic, clearly sympathize with the NDI and cover only those affairs and statements of ministers from this party that may appeal to the Russian-speaking audience.
So, Lieberman’s party has a great chance of winning over the votes of “Russians,” right-wingers, and anti-religious native Israelis from Likud. On the other hand, by repeating words about “painful concessions” (mostly in Hebrew), Lieberman can compete for the votes of the “center.” Will Lieberman ever achieve his main goal? Perhaps, but this will not happen next year. Lieberman has a lot of dexterity and patience, but one gets a completely different impression about his integrity. In order to avoid further troubles from the prosecutor's office on the way to political Olympus, he will have to continue to do all sorts of dirty work for the leftist elite behind the veil of his usual harsh anti-Arab rhetoric, such as expelling Jews from the Temple Mount, creating a "Palestinian state" or closing a newspaper "Israel Hayom" Let us recall that after the regrouping, Lieberman tried so hard to “put down” his former partner that the NDI faction did what even Meretz and Labor, who were extremely interested in closing the only all-Israeli newspaper that personally supports Benjamin Netanyahu, did not do. In contrast to the various sectoral press available, the emergence of such a national newspaper sharply violated the left-wing monolith of the Israeli media, in which the prime minister was denied not only objective coverage of events, but sometimes simply basic respect. While Meretz head Zahava Galyon and some Labor deputies refused to vote for the law because of its blatantly anti-democratic nature, the entire NDI faction came to the Knesset and voted to close Israel Hayom, explaining that they are supposedly fighting corruption in the form of free newspaper distribution.
Hatred…. Happy is the person who has never experienced this terrible, destructive feeling, who has not writhed in mental convulsions, while smiling kindly at the object of hatred, who has not experienced the torment of understanding his own powerlessness without any hope of somehow calming down his anger. Not wanting to take bread away from psychologists, the women's magazine JustLady, nevertheless, will try to understand the problem and, perhaps, give some practical advice to readers on how to get rid of the misfortune, namely, how to stop hating.
Misanthropy is slow suicide.
(Friedrich Schiller)
Hatred is a strong feeling of dislike for another person, oneself, dissatisfaction with life or circumstances. People are capable of hating both their own body and the whole the world. The most powerful and destructive feeling is hatred of one’s own kind.
Sometimes hatred arises at one moment as a result of some actions or statements of another person, sometimes anger and irritation accumulate for years, eventually turning into a burning, irresistible feeling that is almost impossible to cope with.
Hatred is a destructive feeling. It gives people a lot of energy, which cannot be directed towards anything positive. Hatred craves ruins and scorched earth, the grief of others.
Hatred primarily harms the one who hates. The hater is exposed to its destructive effects. Many illnesses, both physical and mental, are caused by this terrible feeling.
Judge for yourself, it’s huge negative energy literally bursts you from the inside at the sight of the object of your anger or even the mention of it. At the same time, you most often cannot show your emotions in all their intensity, you have to restrain yourself. Where does the energy go? That's right, it penetrates inside, destroying everything in its path.
Feeling that it is impossible to live like this anymore, people begin to think about how to stop hating. Hatred will not go away on its own; this must be firmly understood. To cure hatred you need to work for a long time, every day, every hour. If you are a believer, turning to God and confessing will help.
Often people think that stop hating they can only if the hated person dies. But this rarely brings relief. Upon learning that the man they had grown and nurtured to hate dear years, died, they relax and realize that they even feel sorry for him. The grievances seem small and insignificant. And then a person has a chance, having spent half his life in hatred, to spend the second half tormented by feelings of guilt.
Meanwhile, having spent a lot of time hatching plans for revenge or simply constantly thinking about the object of hatred, with the loss of this very object, the hater simply loses the meaning in life. No matter how scary it sounds, this really happens.
Therefore, if you experience such feelings, you need to try with all your might to get rid of it, stop hating.
Without claiming the laurels of a specialist psychologist, I still want to give some advice, or rather, even indicate the direction in which you should try to move. At one time, this method helped me too.
Hatred cannot arise out of nowhere, although sometimes when asked why we hate a person, we can answer that we are annoyed by his very presence on earth, we hate him simply because he exists.
In fact, there is a reason for hatred and it is extremely specific. Another thing is that it can be completely insignificant, and over time we can even forget about it. But the anger will remain. Often it is the understanding of the insignificance of the reason that helps a person stop hating.
Maybe the person you hate said or did something that made you angry and completely rejected you. Or maybe you hate your boss who pesters you every day with nagging. Or is it a relative of your husband or friend (whom you cannot refuse to meet with) who behaves completely unacceptable to you? Find out the reason and it will be easier for you to take the next step.
The other person, as surprising as it may sound, may not even be aware of your hatred. He may do something without knowing how it affects you. Moreover, those around you are not even aware of your attitude towards him. Why would they suspect something was wrong if you are overly kind and attentive to the object of your hatred? It is the hated person who causes us increased attention and the desire to be pleasant. After all, our goal is to hide our feelings and not allow emotions to break through.
As a result, we get what we get. All you need to do is talk to this person, ask him to change his behavior, think about his statements. How many internal conflicts have been resolved in this way!
But it also happens that, putting yourself in his place, you understand that he does nasty things, in your understanding, only out of a desire to annoy you. He is well aware of your feelings and makes you angry so that he can enjoy the manifestation of your emotions or watch with pleasure your attempts to suppress them in yourself.
Why is he doing this? Yes, simply because he likes it. Apparently there are some reasons, most often complexes, that prevent him from establishing normal contacts with people, or attracting attention to his person in some other way.
Maybe you hate the person who did a bad thing. Think about why the person did or is doing this. Did he do something terrible? What would you do in his place? Do you think you could have done the same in a similar situation? Maybe you will understand that an unsightly act is simply a manifestation of the weakness of that person.
So I bring you to the next step.
As we have seen, nasty actions and words are most often caused by the fact that a person is weak and follows his own weakness. No matter how insidious he may look, this is most often a weakness.
It is this thought that should help you forgive him and calm down. It’s easy to say: “Forgive!”, but how to do this if you hate with all your heart? If the mere thought of this person tightens the stomach, it is impossible to eat or sleep, and yet thoughts constantly revolve around the object of hatred.
There is one simple exercise that can help you. the main idea- Every person has a soul. She is innocent and beautiful, like a child. So imagine this person in the form of a small child. It may be difficult, but at this stage you should not feel any contradiction. After all, the object of your anger was once really a baby, he had loving mom and dad, he was naive and touching.
Imagine that this child continues to live inside this person. He is scared and unhappy, he closes his eyes every time the “master” says nasty things to you or provokes you. Have pity on the baby, let him know in your voice and intonation that you know about him, feel sorry for him, and are ready to support him.
This doesn't mean that when an unpleasant person appears, you should approach him, knock on his chest and say something like, “Hey, kid, I know you're there.” No, just talk to the person as you would talk to a child. Don’t be fooled by provocations, take pity on his little pure soul instead of hating him.
To many, this exercise may seem stupid and useless. That is until you try. I used this technique on myself at one time. The hatred for the man was so strong that I even began to treat his relatives badly because they tolerated him and even managed to love him.
The object of my hatred harmed me, said nasty things, did dirty tricks. Moreover, he didn’t even enjoy his victories, he didn’t care, he just believed that he had the right to do this, well, simply because he didn’t like me.
Only after understanding the situation, highlighting specific reasons, finding out what exactly supports my hatred and trying to understand why he behaves this way, I saw what reasons he had (albeit unfair, but understandable), I understood why he does this (simply because other methods are not available to him, as he is the easiest to do). I was able to forgive him for his own imperfections, stupid complexes, I was even able to regret it.
The process was slow, it was quite difficult, but I tried to learn to perceive a person as a kind of experimental object, to distract myself from my hostility at least for a while. Then I was able to see the baby in him and talk only to him.
As a result, we have had peaceful relations for the last few years. The man stopped plotting and saying nasty things and even treats me with some warmth. I didn’t love him with all my soul, it’s simply impossible, but I perceive him normally, without anger or hostility, and I don’t grit my teeth when he comes to my house.
I don’t claim that this method is a panacea, but in not too advanced cases, with your strong desire, of course, it can work. I really hope it helps someone stop hating, and there will be one less hater in the world.
If you cannot cope with yourself, and your hatred is so great that you cannot tame it for a while in order to at least analyze the situation impartially, it is probably better to turn to a specialist.
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