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Listen Zhang Zhaohong There was an Indian who had lived in the mountains for many years. Due to a special opportunity, he accepted the invitation of a friend living in New York to visit New York. When New York...

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Listen to Zhang Zhaohong There was an Indian who had lived in the mountains for many years. Due to special opportunities, he accepted the invitation of a friend living in New York to visit New York. When the New York friend led the Indian out of the airport and was about to cross the road, the Indian said to the New York friend, "Did you hear the crickets?" The New York friend smiled and said, "You must have been flying for too long. The approach road of the airport is connected to the highway. How can there be crickets?" After walking another two steps, the Indian friend said again: "There really are crickets! I heard their sound clearly." The New York friend laughed even louder: "Look! There is construction going on there, and the machinery is making so much noise. , how can you hear the sound of crickets?" Without saying a word, the Indian walked to the grass on the safety island next to the Banma Line and opened a section of a fallen tree trunk, calling his New York friends to come and watch the two singing crickets! I saw my friends in New York showing disbelief and saying it was impossible! "Your hearing is so good that you can still hear the chirping of crickets in such a noisy environment!" The Indian friend said, "You can do it too! Everyone can do it! Can I borrow the change in your pocket to do an experiment?" "Yes! Yes! I have more than ten yuan in large and small copper coins in my pocket. You can use them all!" The New York friend quickly took out the money and handed it to the Indian friend. "Look carefully, especially those who didn't originally look towards us!" After speaking, the Indian friends threw the coins onto the asphalt road. Suddenly, many people turned their heads to look, and some even began to bend down to pick up the money. "You see, everyone's hearing is similar. The difference is that you New Yorkers focus on money, while I focus on nature and life. So whether you hear or not, it all depends on whether you listen attentively."

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