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David H. Barlow, a professor of psychology at Boston University, lived for a while on a farm in the countryside with a forest in front of it. One day, Professor Barlow was walking by the woods and found that the thickest and strongest redwood tree was full of ants. Apparently, the ants use the redwoods as their comfort zone. Professor Barlow hated these little guys so much that he decided to drive them away from the tree. On the tree trunk, the professor found the ant nest. He first plugged the tree hole firmly with wet mud. However, the next day, the professor came to see that the ants had bitten a hole from another place, and the mud was useless to them. The professor found stronger wooden wedges, but as a result, still couldn't stop the gang going in and out happily. Later, the professor heard people say that ants are afraid of glue and mothballs. The professor mixed glue and mothballs and applied it to the mouth of the ant's hole. This trick seems to have some effect, and the ants dare not pass through the new hole. However, a week later, the professor sadly discovered that the ants had reopened a hole in the tree trunk away from the mothballs.In the contest with the ants, the professor was defeated. What makes these small animals survive in the harsh environment created by humans? The professor quickly found the answer: it is the super adaptability of ants to the environment. Back at Boston University, the professor told the students about this personal experience in class. He said: "Many times, we are misled by struggle, thinking that struggle must be indomitable and courageous. In fact, we humans are extremely small in the face of society and the entire nature. Ants also need struggle to survive in tree holes, but They were not misled by struggle and did not fight against powerful humans, but chose to adapt. When they knew that they could not change the fact that the entrance of the cave was blocked, they quickly adapted. Compared with animals such as lions and tigers, whose living conditions were precarious Than, ants seem to know the other meaning of struggle better, that is adaptation." Adaptation is actually another kind of struggle. Conserving strength in the face of difficulties, and re-opening the battlefield to deal with life, will have a greater chance of winning.
