magical feeling!!

Recently, I read an interesting book called "Escape to Japan", which is written by one of the famous Taiwanese singers, Ashin. In this book, Ashin introduced different places in Japan and shared his feelings or inspirations after he visited every place. I really enjoy reading on his inspirations, because it allows me to understand how other people think about that topic, and make me to think about it more deeply. Particularly, I was very impressed on the one after he visited the Meiji Shrine.

Before reaching to the Meiji Shrine, people need to walk on a pathway, which is made by the small rocks. Therefore, when a group of people walk this pathway, they would feel frustrated of the annoyed noise the small rocks cause. Surprisingly, people only feel frustrated for few minutes, and start to walk carefully. At that moment, Ashin felt so magical that within that few minutes, people can change their feelings from frustrating to concentrating. He started to wonder about how magical a space could change people behavior.

After reading this article, I feel so magical too. And I strongly agree that an environment can influence us. For example, when I sit in my room, with my computer turning on, it is difficult for me to do my homework. Conversely, when I sit at the library, with other students studying, it is easy for me to concentrate and do my homework. There is just a magic force that could easily influence us when we are in different environment. Last Monday, I and two of my housemate decided to finish our homework by staying up the whole night together. Three of us brought our homework to the dining table and sat together. Surprisingly, three of us did not sleep, but concentrated to finish our homework. Here, it has the magic force too. It might be because my housemates worked very hard on their homework, so I needed to work hard too. But, if there is only me staying up the whole night, I think I would give up and go to bed right away. Since environments can easily affect how people behave, it is really important for us, the students, to choose an appropriate area to study, such as studying lounge and library. Otherwise, we would not be able to finish our homework on time. Therefore, based on my observations and experiences, I have the same magical feelings as Ashin had.