Who is this named brother?
In related and friendly relations, manyTheir nuances, the meaning of which is sometimes difficult to explain. Moreover, there are situations when strangers become closer to blood relatives. Sometimes you can hear a person talking about a friend: "He's my named brother." This phrase sounds with special warmth and pride. What is the matter here? Let's figure it out.
Named - not blood
Everyone knows that brothers are different. So, if they are born by the same mother, then they are blood relatives. Boys born to relatives or cousins (brothers) are called cousins or second cousins. All described cases are based on blood relationship, that is, the brothers must have common ancestors. So, a cousin for a person is a son who was born to the sister (brother) of his mother (father). This system of connections has long been known. Unfortunately, lately it has lost its importance for people. And before it was customary to know both cousins and cousins. All these people formed the basis of a large family, a kind. The stronger he was and the more, the better lived his representatives. Now we are increasingly counting on our strengths, without thinking about kinship. Where really here to know who such a named brother is! Nevertheless, there are exceptions.
Emotional communication
In the old days, who knew who it was, they knewall. This is a person who is close in spirit, sometimes he is more valuable than the blood. Naturally, it's just that such relations did not arise. Men who had to endure difficulties together, shoulder to shoulder with struggles and enemies, began to understand and appreciate each other. In addition to the will, there was such unanimity and agreement that everyone proudly pointed to another with these words: "named brother." This is someone you can rely on, who is worthy of higher trust, who will never let you down, give the last piece of bread and so on. The named brother - he as native, only by coincidence of circumstances is born in other family, at other parents. And these are not empty words. Many have such relationships, which are stronger than friendship. They can end only with death.
A bit of history
In Russia there has long been a tradition: if the men, after passing the test, became strong friends, then they exchanged their own crosses. It was a kind of oath in true friendship. People became twin brothers. Such an oath was not violated. The named brother took off the obligations, characteristic for blood relatives. He became a protector of his friend's wife and a patron of his children.
I must say that the traditions of twinningthe attitude was very serious. Such cases have been described in the literature. So, Ilya Muromets fraternized with Dobrynya after a well-known fight. Hostile relations initially gave way to complete spiritual kinship, which is very revealing. The fact that the traditions of fraternization have been preserved, although the world has changed greatly, is considered a very good sign. This indicates the relevance and relevance of traditional values. The Russian world, which is now talked about a lot, is proposed to be built on precisely these ancient traditions, which we inherited from our great ancestors.
Step-brother
And this concept is more mundane. Consolidated are children whose parents are married. So, for example, a woman who has a daughter and a man who has a son came together. So, the children will be combined with each other. Blood bond they do not. They just now become members of one big family. There are a lot of such relatives now, as the number of repeat marriages does not decrease. It is necessary to say that the concept of "consolidated" speaks only of the fact of a formal connection, which has no spiritual justification. These people under the influence of parents get the opportunity to communicate. But how relations develop, whether they become like blood or will be alienated, depends only on themselves. So do not confuse these concepts. "Consolidated" differs from "named" as a dark night from a bright day. Although there are also happy cases of the identity of these terms.
Conclusion
Now you will not be surprised thatsome people are willing to give their friends the last shirt, although there is no blood relationship between them. It seems that the Lord endowed them with other relationships based on humanity, loyalty and mutual assistance. They call each other brothers, although they are not. Yes, only for them genes are not important, the spiritual connection is important!
