Chapter Seventy-Four: Communication
The first session of the "Student Lecture" activity ended successfully, and when I walked out of the school, every student had an excited look on their faces, and they were still arguing fiercely about their own views while walking, which was very lively.
Xia Yi, who was walking at the end, looked at this scene, his face full of lightness.
He somewhat underestimated the charm of his suggestion, and when these 'students' with complex identities returned to the lecture hall, the novelty of the back-and-forth of identities stimulated them fiercely, and the lecture was as passionate as a battle, and there were endless words to say, and they were reluctant to come down from standing in the lecture hall.
Especially when they occasionally saw the 'teacher' Xia Yi under the lecture hall smiling and nodding, his expression was full of surprise and pride, and the joy of being affirmed filled their hearts, which made them talk endlessly.
Zong Ying, who was the first to come to power, was still a little restrained at first, and did not fully show his views.
In martial arts, they all tacitly agreed that each martial artist had a different 'Dao', and although they did not agree with the other's 'Dao', everyone tacitly agreed not to say it, so as not to cause controversy and cause 'academic disputes'.
But Xia Yi's school is different.
In the "Tao Te Ching", Xia Yi is the only 'authority' at present, not like cultivating martial arts, everyone is an authority in their respective 'Dao', and the power of the two authorities 'fighting' is very terrifying.
Under the suppression of Xia Yi's 'authority', although everyone can argue, they are all restrained, Xia Yi firmly guards the "bottom line" and controls the atmosphere very well.
Zong Ying kept it at first, and after the classmates under the podium jokingly asked a few questions, Zong Ying gradually stated his views unreservedly when answering.
As a result, there are fewer and fewer questions in the debate, but the depth is constantly rising, not only the students in the lecture hall have gained fresh views, but Zong Ying in the lecture hall has also solved a lot of doubts, and the efficiency is even higher than her asking Xia Yi.
In the whole class, only Zong Ying stood in the lecture hall, and her views were discussed for a long time.
In the last time, Xia Yi just summed up a few positive points as a summary, and ended the whole class. Even the speaker of the next class was named by Zong Ying himself.
When Zong Ying pretended to be pitiful and said that he could call his name, he even caused a boo in the lecture hall. In the end, it was agreed that no one who had attended the lecture hall would be allowed to attend the lecture hall again unless everyone had spoken it once.
Seeing that the enthusiasm of the students is so high, Teacher Xia is full of relief, and now he can have many classes.
It's a lot of money.
Xia Yi was very satisfied, but some people were not satisfied, unexpectedly, the person who came to find trouble was Huo Tingzhang, the elder of the Discipline Hall.
This time, Huo Tingzhang did not trouble Xia Yi in public, but stopped Xia Yi halfway and invited him to talk on the spot.
It can be seen that Huo Tingzhang's attitude has changed this time, he is not tough, and he seems polite.
Encountering such Huo Tingzhang, Xia Yi couldn't get angry when he wanted to find trouble, so he happily agreed to Huo Tingzhang's invitation.
Just under a nearby tree, Huo Tingzhang questioned Xia Yi's 'student lecture'.
"Mr. Xia, the dean asked you to give a lecture to the leaders of the 'Shangwu Competition' because he wanted you to impart your understanding and essence, instead of wasting time like now. I admit that several elders and teachers are dragons and phoenixes among people, and their understanding is indeed unique. However, what we need at the moment is orthodox understanding, not free play, and personal opinions simply cannot be comprehended by them in a short period of time!"
Huo Tingzhang's tone of voice was very fast, although there were not too many ups and downs, but Xia Yi could also hear that Huo Tingzhang had emotions in it.
Huo Tingzhang spoke very quickly and impulsively, and Xia Yi deliberately slowed down the rhythm, not to deliberately anger Huo Tingzhang, but to take the initiative in his own hands.
"Elder Huo, I want to ask, have you read the content of the first chapter of the Tao Te Ching?" Xia Yi avoided Huo Tingzhang's questioning, and instead asked him a question.
Huo Tingzhang frowned and said respectfully: "Although Mr. Xia's "Tao Te Ching" has only one chapter, Huo still benefits a lot, and he sighs about Mr. Xia's wisdom!"
Xia Yi waved his hand, although the sycophants of old-fashioned and stubborn people like Huo Tingzhang were extremely comfortable to shoot, but Xia Yi didn't come here to listen to people's sycophants.
He continued to ask, "When you first read the Tao Te Ching, did you have your own thoughts in your heart?"
Huo Tingzhang admitted calmly: "Yes!"
"Then after listening to my 'Explanation of Doubts', you will definitely find that your understanding is different from mine, do you feel a little uncomfortable?" Xia Yi asked.
Huo Tingzhang hesitated for a moment and did not answer immediately.
Just looking at his reaction, it says it all.
Xia Yi took a small walk in the same place with his hands behind his shoulders, came to a big tree, patted the trunk casually, and asked Huo Tingzhang with a smile.
"Do you know why you have uncomfortable thoughts?"
Huo Tingzhang frowned, and replied with a little reluctance: "Because I found that my thinking is different from Mr. Xia's." ”
Huo Tingzhang thought that Xia Yi wanted to make himself recognize his orthodox status, and misunderstood what he meant.
Xia Yi smiled and shook his head to deny Huo Tingzhang's statement.
Huo Tingzhang was puzzled, looked at Xia Yi seriously, waiting for his explanation.
"You're really strict about one-person-one-sentence conversations. Xia Yi saw that he was silently waiting for his explanation, and couldn't help but ridicule, and finally gave an answer.
"Because your thoughts are not clear!" Xia Yi turned around to look at Huo Tingzhang, raised his right index finger and said emphatically.
Huo Tingzhang frowned, thinking seriously about Xia Yi's words.
Xia Yi didn't give him time to continue thinking, but continued to speak.
"You and I are thousands of differences, different backgrounds, different growth environments, and even different starting times for cultivating martial arts, don't underestimate the differences in these details, it is these details that make up the unique 'Huo Tingzhang', and the differences in these details also make your understanding of the Tao Te Ching completely different from mine. ”
"And when you find that you understand me differently than I am, you subconsciously feel that something is wrong. And you force yourself to accept my understanding, which is even more repressive of your own nature, and the more oppressive, the stronger that uncomfortable feeling becomes, because deep down in your heart, you don't accept my understanding. ”
Xia Yi patted the big tree next to him and made an analogy.
"Just like this big tree, the soil that gives birth to it and raises it is a space for it to grow upright, and you want it to grow crookedly, which violates its own 'Tao', it doesn't grow well, do you understand what I mean?"