Chapter 63 Peacock Forest (63)

For two consecutive days, I did not meet Li Shanlan. I wasn't too worried about her disappearing because the puppy was still there. Decided to go back to my hometown first, and bring some luggage back by the way. I stayed in my hometown for three days. Apart from catching up with relatives and friends, I also did a lot of chores. These chores are all related to going abroad. On the fourth day, I took the train back to Tainan. On the way home from Tainan Station, I passed Chengda University, so I walked into the campus on a whim. Walking around the campus, walking and walking, I walked outside the classroom where I used to study "Personality Psychology".

Liu Weiting who chooses sheep, Liu Weiting who chooses tigers, Rong An who chooses dogs, roommates who choose cattle from the mechanical department, Shi Xiangyi, who chose peacocks, and I once stayed in this classroom together. It's been eight years since I left here. "You keep several animals in the forest, horses, cows, sheep, tigers and peacocks. If one day You have to leave the forest with only one animal, which animal will you take? " The professor's familiar voice suddenly came from the classroom, and I was startled and stopped in my tracks. Not long after, there was a burst of playfulness in the classroom, and the scene of eight years ago was suddenly within sight.

"Students who choose horses, please raise your hands." When I heard "horse's" again, I smiled lightly and walked away. I sat down on the concrete railing in the hallway of the building next door and thought about the days gone by. Wei Ting is married, Liu Weiting and I both got our Ph.D degrees this year, and Rong An is now in Yilan; As for Shi Xiangyi, although I hope his career will fail, I heard that he has opened two more cram schools. While feeling emotional, a middle-aged man in his fifties walked up to him. "Hello teacher. 』 I bounce off the concrete railing.

He pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, smiled and said, "You have attended my class." "Ok. ’ I nodded. "You keep several animals in the forest, horses, cows, sheep, tigers and peacocks. If one day You have to leave the forest with only one animal, which animal will you take? " "teacher. ’ I replied, ‘I choose the peacock. 』 He looked at me carefully, with a little curiosity in his eyes. Knowing that the next question might be impolite, I finally mustered up the courage to ask: "Teacher, is this psychological test accurate? 』 He put the textbook in his hand on the concrete railing, and said:

"Roger Brown once said something." "Who is he? 』 "He's sort of a well-known psychologist, and I mention him a lot in class." "Sorry. His face flushed slightly, "I am not a hardworking student. 』 "It's okay." He smiled instead. "The general idea of ​​this passage is: Psychologists are often able to use a mechanistic theory to explain I feel excited when I read the complex psychological process of human beings. " He paused when he said this, and then added as if he was afraid that I would not understand: "The psychological process of human beings is actually a psychological process rich in intelligence and flexibility."

"Ok. ’ I nodded, expressing my understanding. "But sometimes at the last minute, this mechanistic theory turns out not only to be completely unexplainable In the psychological process of human beings, some unpredictable phenomena will suddenly burst out. " When he said this, he always had a peaceful smile on his face. I didn't say a word, just thinking about his words silently. "Let me go back to your question about whether this psychometric test is accurate or not. Guess what I choose?" "I won't guess. 』 "Guess what, I won't be a human if I guess wrong." He smiled.

"Did the teacher also choose peacocks?" 』 "That's right." He nodded, "Because among these five animals, only the peacock has two legs. I think it may be crowded out by other animals and have no friends, so I choose peacock.as Teachers, always pay special attention to students who sit in the corner and look lonely. " "The teacher looks like..." I was a little embarrassed, "Is it like the person who chooses peacocks?" 』 He laughed loudly after listening to it, and when the laughter stopped, he said: "I gave up the high salary in Taipei and came to Tainan to teach you students who don't study hard. What do you think?"

It turns out that Professor, Li Shanlan, Mr. Martini, Shi Xiangyi, and I, even including Jin Jimai, Although we all chose peacock, we each have different reasons for choosing. Some of them are authentic peacock pickers; others are not like that at all.