Chekhov and the Three Women
□ One day, three women wearing luxurious dresses visited Chekhov, and after filling his room with the rustle of their silk dresses and the strong smell of their perfumes, they sat opposite him reverently, and then began asking questions, pretending to be deeply interested in politics and culture. One of them said:
?- What will the outcome of the current war be
Chekhov started coughing, then thought and answered gently, in a soft, serious voice: “Most likely, to the stairs.”
One of them replied:
?- Of course, there is no doubt, but who will win, the Greeks or the Turks
Chekhov responded with what seemed like sarcasm: “I imagine that the strongest will win.”
They competed on his question:
?-Who do you think is the strongest
Continuing his implicit sarcasm, he replied, “The best fed and most educated.”
? “Oh, how cute,” one of them shouted..
?Another asked, “Who do you love more, the Greeks or the Turks..”
Chekhov looked at her tenderly, and replied with a short, gentle smile:
? “I like fruit jam, do you like it too”
The woman responded warmly: Very...
Her colleague said:
- He's very nice...
Then all three women went on to talk lively about the jam, revealing their extensive knowledge and precise knowledge of the jam and its types. It was clear that they were happy because the subject of the jam did not require mental effort, like the war between Turkey and Greece, and did not force them to pretend to be seriously interested in the fate of the jam. The Turks and the Greeks, something that had not occurred to them before this moment and when saying goodbye, They cheerfully said goodbye to Chekhov, saying: We will send you some types of jam...!
Maxim Gorky tells this story about Chekhov, explaining Chekhov's simplicity and honesty, as he had a distinctive way of simplifying people.
□ “Every person should speak his own language,” this is how Chekhov responded to his friend Maxim Gorky, who was impressed by the way he spoke to those women, that is, people should say and do what they like without the need for affectation and pretense to keep up with others and please them..
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