Teacher Gao quickly gave an answer, though lecturers had their own reserve. "If it's a normal situation, then we need to consider many factors. For example, whether changing to a new environment would benefit him more. Or whether he couldn't endure the harshness of his current job and would rather give up a promising career in other people's eyes than go against his own wishes... and so on."
The girl nodded, then asked further, "Then is it possible that this person made a mistake at his original job? He tried desperately to hide it, afraid that others would find out. But after a long time, he could no longer bear the reproach of his conscience, and was also afraid that someone might discover the mistake one day. So he chose to escape and left?"
Gao Wen smiled faintly. "If that's the case, then yes, it happens—and not rarely. As I mentioned in class just now, 'avoidance behavior' includes escaping from fear. For most people, it can actually be summed up by the thought: 'Escaping may be shameful, but it works.'"
The girl suddenly asked, "Escaping may be shameful, but it works... Teacher, according to what you're saying, do you think this is a universal value in today's society?"
Gao Wen's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly. He could sense a certain pointedness in this female student's questions and words. It was quite obvious that she had approached him with a particular purpose in mind.
Still, he found the question rather interesting. There were plenty of students who studied seriously at school, but even more who merely passed the days, wanting only to endure until graduation. Those who truly wanted to pursue scholarship at this stage were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
The lecturer adjusted his glasses. As a teacher,