Zhu Xue went to Ankang's house again to help him fold his clothes.

Ankang, who moved to Wanbang Urban Garden on Longyang Road, seems to be in a much better mood. The neighborhood is big and the houses are small. But this small house gives Ankang a sense of contentment and sophistication. In addition, Zhu Xue helped him clean up when he occasionally came to visit, which gave this house a taste of home.

The afternoon sun pours on the bay window. There sat An Kang and Zhu Xue. They comfortably held beer bottles across a small table. Maybe that's how life should be. Appreciate the little things in life in a bland way, and live life as it is, not the so-called survival.

Ankang always felt that he had been surviving since graduating from college, and he had hardly lived a good life. He didn't know what kind of mentality his classmates had, and he didn't understand their comfort.

What is the pressure and what motivation is pushing Ankang to move forward with such hurried steps? Ankang himself can't say it.

He even thought that Zhou Mingfeng, who looked a little serious, was much more comfortable and relaxed than him. At least his goals are clear and his pleasures are real. He's not enjoying himself for vanity, he's really enjoying his pleasure in every pore.

"Uncle, what do you think happiness is?" Zhu Xue asked.

Ankang held the beer bottle and said, "You have stopped me by asking this question." I'll have to think about it. ”

"Hahaha. Everyone is looking for happiness, but when asked what happiness is, everyone has to think about it. ”

"yes. Happiness is a need, but not a need, and these needs are changeable at different times. For example, I now feel that happiness is to have a house of my own. It doesn't need to be that big, like this house is nice. ”

"Don't you already own the house now?"

"I don't own the house, I just have a temporary right to use it. And I can't make this house what I want it to be, psychologically this house will always be someone else's. I'm in this house, and my heart will never feel like I belong. So happiness is a sense of belonging. ”

"Uh-huh. Can you tell me what your happiness is now? ”

"Financially worry-free, spiritually fulfilling. Probably so. ”

Zhu Xue shook her head: "It's too abstract." Isn't everyone like that? What about your own happiness? Be specific. ”

"The wife and children are hot on the kang, and the money is more and the life is less close to home. Is that concrete? ”

"Hahaha. Kitschy! ”

"You see, when I say high-end, you are too abstract, and when I say concrete, you say cheesy. So what do you say about your happiness? ”

"I won't tell you."

Ankang smiled: "If you don't tell me, I know." ”

"What do you know?" Zhu Xue looked at An Kang with wide eyes.

"Find a man who tells the truth and does honest things, marries him, and gives birth to a bunch of fat boys."

"Hahaha." Zhu Xue slapped An Kang, "Believe it or not, I'll spray you with beer foam." ”

Three rounds of drinking. The two went to the community supermarket outside the neighborhood to buy two more bottles of beer and snacks and came back.

"Let's stop sitting at home, let's sit on the roof."

"Can you go up to the roof?"

"Yes, that's great." Ankang took Zhu Xue to the top floor by elevator, then climbed half a flight of stairs, twisted the handle of a transparent glass door, and the door opened.

"This place is so nice, why didn't you bring me earlier?"

When Zhu Xue was looking at the scenery in the distance on the guardrail, Ankang had already climbed to the top of the stairwell and sat down and called Zhu Xue to come up.

Zhu Xue couldn't climb up. Ankang jumped down again and wanted Zhu Xue to step on his shoulder, but found that it was inconvenient for Zhu Xue to wear a skirt, so he had to climb onto the roof again and pull it up. After a long time, Zhu Xue finally climbed up.

Zhu Xue stood on the roof and looked around, bowed her head to An Kang and said, "Happiness is actually a feeling sometimes. What is seen in front of the eyes, heard by the ears, smelled by the nose, tasted with the tongue, and touched by the hands. These feelings come together in the heart, and people feel happy, and people feel happy. Are you right? ”

"You're right. You're gone, though. ”

Zhu Xue covered the hem of her skirt, glared at Ankang, sat down and grabbed a bottle of beer and handed it to Ankang. An Kang slapped off the lid of the beer bottle, handed it to Zhu Xue and said, "I heard that someone has done a psychological experiment. Let the subject of the experiment completely isolate the senses. Subjects are to wear translucent blindfolds, as they can see light but cannot see anything clearly. They wear soundproof earmuffs and listen to the buzz in the earmuffs to block out all outside sounds. They wear stiff gloves that prevent them from having direct contact with objects. The senses of the nose and mouth are also artificially isolated. ”

"Sounds interesting. Just like an astronaut in space, nothing can be touched. ”

"No, not exactly like an astronaut. Astronauts can at least feel the coldness of their hands and the stimulation of sound and light. Subjects felt nothing. Guess what's going to happen after that? ”

"I want to think about it." Zhu Xue put down the beer bottle, stretched out her hands and closed her eyes. After a while, he opened his eyes and said, "Feel the peace of mind and feel the feeling of happiness?" ”

An Kang shook his head: "Quite the opposite. Subjects were completely unable to maintain their inner peace. Their emotions and thoughts fluctuate even more than normal. And there was anxiety all the time. This was still minor, but more serious was that one of the test subjects had hallucinations of varying degrees and caused panic. Although they know that their surroundings are safe. ”

"Yes. You continue. Zhu Xue closed her eyes again, wanting to experience that feeling again.

"And then it's not over yet. After the experiment was completed, the subject developed various psychological problems a few days later. Some hallucinations and delusions occur from time to time, some have difficulty concentrating, some have dull thinking, and some are nervous, anxious, and irritable. ”

"Huh? So scary? Zhu Xue asked with wide eyes

"Yes. So I think the famous quote 'know yourself' probably doesn't just mean knowing your own heart, but also knowing your own feelings. As you just said, touching your hands, seeing with your eyes, hearing with your ears, tasting with your tongue, and smelling with your nose are all connecting with the spirit and the psyche. They are like spiritual and psychological foundations without which tall buildings cannot be built. By the way, you're in the business of architectural design, and you know this metaphor best. ”

"Hearing you say this, I pay more attention to the feeling of the five views."

An Kang nodded and said, "Well, there is another saying. If you're not convinced that something is right or not. Relax your mind and feel your body's reaction, and you'll know. ”

"Then I'll have to try." Zhu Xue stood up and said, "Let's go down." ”

"What's wrong?"

"My body's reaction told me it wasn't right to stay here."

"What's wrong?" Ankang is strange.

"There are no toilets here."