Thinking-as-a-hobby-summary

张弸中“THINKINGASAHOBBY”SUMMARYThistext,witharelativelystrongtoneofirony,isanarrativeessaythatbasicallyexplainstheconceptofthreelevelsofthinkingandhowtheauthorcameupwiththiswholeidea.Itstartswithhischildhoodwhenhewasbackinelementaryschoolandhadsomehypocriticalteachers.Hewasinspiredbyafewstatuetteswhenhewascalledinhisprincipal’soffice.Theprincipalwasoneofthosewhowouldsayonethingbutbehaveoractinawaythatdoesnotcorrespondwithwhattheyclaim.Thesearegrade-threethinkers.Thenthetextshiftstothenarrator’steenageyears,whichwaswhenhehadarathermilddiscussionwithhisgirlfriendabouttheirreligiousbeliefs.Thistypethatincludeshisgirlfriendisdescribedasgradetwothinkers.Whattheycandoismorethanfeelbutthinkinaway.Howevergradetwothinkersaremerelysarcasticthatpointouttheparadoxingradethreethinkers’ideasbutdonotevenbothertothinkofanysolution.Afteralltherearethesegradeonethinkerswhoaretrulyoutstandingatthinkingandonawholenewlevelcomparedtotherest.Theauthordescribeshimselfasoneoftheseveryfewandfarbetweenfirstgradethinkerswhoaskquestionsandwillsetouttofindtheanswers.