On the streets of Amsterdam, three old men walked leisurely while basking in the sun.
Einstein looked at Freud who was leaning on crutches next to him, and whispered to Romain Rolland: "Why did you bring him here? What a troublesome thing."
Romain Rolland smiled and said: "You may not like his theory, but there is no denying his doctrine."
Einstein frowned and said nothing. Although he had cooperated with Freud on the anti-war cause, he was extremely disgusted with Freud's theories.
In particular, Freud wrote to Einstein several times, saying that he wanted to conduct psychological analysis on him. Einstein felt like a guinea pig being targeted by a monster scientist, and he was about to have a psychological shadow. He wrote
Response: "I regret that I cannot grant your wish because I want to stay in a dark place that has not yet been analyzed."
Regarding Einstein's achievements, Freud always said that he was lucky.
Einstein expressed his displeasure: "You don't know me, how can you say I'm lucky?"
Freud retorted: "Because you study mathematical physics, unlike the psychology I study, everyone can interrupt."
A few years ago, Dr. Menger and the writer Zweig wrote to many people calling for support for Freud to win the Nobel Prize. Einstein replied to Menger and said: "Out of respect for Mr. Freud's outstanding achievements
Because of my admiration, I decided not to get involved in this matter."
Based on the above situation, we can draw a conclusion: Einstein and Freud disliked each other, but they often kept in touch. They both disdained each other's achievements, but also affirmed and respected them.
As for Romain Rolland, he was good friends with Einstein and Freud.
Freud's most famous book, "The Interpretation of Dreams," sold poorly and was never recognized by mainstream society. It was not until the end of World War I that Freud was gradually recognized by the academic community.
The first people to recognize Freud's theory were not the European medical community, but the European literary and artistic communities.
Since the 1920s, Freud has been very close to writers and artists from France, Germany and other countries, and he often wrote letters to discuss the role of psychology in literary and artistic works.
As for this time, Einstein and Romain Rolland came to Amsterdam to attend the International Conference on Non-War, while Freud came to The Hague to attend the European Medical Conference. The three old men bumped into each other inexplicably.
"I am very interested in Zhou Hexuan," Freud said. "Various dreams and fantasies appear in his "Goddess". The psychological activities of someone who can write such a work should be very strange."
Einstein complained: "You want to do psychoanalysis on him, right?"
Freud nodded and smiled: "I have this idea."
"What a disgusting preference," Einstein said. "I'm sure Zhou Hexuan doesn't like being studied by you, and neither does any normal person."
Freud pointed at Romain Rolland: "He is willing to be studied by me."
Einstein said: "So he is not a normal person."
Romain Rolland laughed loudly: "You guys quarrel every time we meet. I'm used to it."
Einstein took out a box of cigars, handed one to Romain Rolland, and deliberately said to Freud: "Do you want one?"
Floyd stared at the cigar and swallowed, then shook his head repeatedly and said: "Don't smoke, don't smoke, life is important."
Einstein lit it up coolly, puffed on his cigar and sighed: "Smoking is such a pleasure."
Floyd suddenly became anxious, spread his hands and said: "Give me one quickly."
"You don't smoke, don't you?" Einstein said proudly.
"If I don't smoke, why can't I hold it in my mouth?" Floyd said depressedly.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Einstein and Romain Rolland laughed at the same time.
Freud really could only hold the cigar in his mouth and did not dare to smoke it. He was a long-time smoker. He developed oral cancer from smoking cigars, and now he had to quit smoking.
It seems that all those engaged in academic research like to smoke. Einstein was also a smoker, and he said that "pipes make people think."
In the history of psychological research, Titchener was the most addicted smoker. He even said: "If a man doesn't know how to smoke, he shouldn't expect to become a psychologist." Not only did he smoke by himself, but he also led his students to smoke, and as a result, the students who didn't smoke
I was also forced to pretend to smoke a few cigarettes. In Teacher Tie’s seminars, I smoked and smoked all the time. What do you want to ask the female students to do? Hey, they don’t allow female students to participate at all.
As for Freud's smoking of cigars, there is a professional explanation. He believed that people who love to smoke are very pitiful because they did not fully suck breast milk when they were babies, so they smoked to make up for this deficiency when they grew up.
This is the satisfaction of instinctive desires.
The three old men finally arrived at the hotel slowly. Freud, holding an unlit cigar in his mouth, knocked on the door and shouted in German: "Is Mr. Zhou there?"
Zhou Hexuan opened the door and saw this old man. He immediately felt very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere. Looking outside, he finally found Einstein and Romain Rolland. Is this a group tour organized by European masters?
Einstein introduced: "Zhou, this is the famous psychologist Freud, and this is the famous writer Romain Rolland."
Zhou Hexuan said quickly: "Three gentlemen, please come in quickly!"
There were only two stools in the hotel room, one each for Romain Rolland and Einstein. Freud was older and in poor health, so he sat directly on the edge of the comfortable bed. Zhou Hexuan helped him put down the crutches and stayed with him.
The old man sat down.
Einstein smiled as soon as he opened his mouth and said: "Zhou, the last time I saw Bohr, when I told him about your quantum cat experiment, he was immediately speechless. Now European physicists studying quantum theory are thinking
Quantum cat experiment, they named the experiment 'Zhou Hexuan's Cat'."
Zhou Hexuan sweated furiously and said, "I'm just having a whim."
Romain Rolland said: "I like your "The Goddess" very much. That book is full of torture of human nature and the yearning for peace and freedom. You are a respectable humanitarian writer."
"No," Zhou Hexuan said, "I am just a small writer, and you are the 'conscience of Europe'."
Romain Rolland smiled and said: "If I am the conscience of Europe, then you are the conscience of Asia."
None of the four people sitting there thought that after Romain Rolland said that, someone would actually call Zhou Hexuan "the conscience of Asia" in the future.
Romain Rolland added: "Zhou, I am very sympathetic and indignant about everything that has happened to China. At this international non-war conference, I will definitely speak for China and call on the whole world to condemn the boycott of Japan's war actions!"
"Thank you!" Zhou Hexuan said sincerely.
The two of them had just exchanged a few words when Freud couldn't help but said: "Zhou, I'm also very interested in your "Goddess". Can I help you with psychoanalysis?"
