Chapter 31 teacher's pipe

When Hesse was a student, he was ordered to clean Principal Paul's pipe. He felt that this was a great honor and a special favor. German writer Hermann who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.Hesse, in the short article "Memories of Student Days", mentioned his education in his youth.When he was thirteen, he left home for the first time in order to prepare for the provincial exam, and went to a Latin school in Gebingen that was similar to a cram school. The school's principal Paul is a Spartan educator known for his violence.When the young Hesse saw Principal Paul for the first time, he felt that the old man was an old wizard, with a bent back, slovenly, wearing old and dirty clothes; I was handed over to such an old man who spit out smoke from the pipe from time to time.

But it didn't take long for this eccentric old wizard to become a demigod in the mind of the rebellious Hesse with his rich knowledge.Hersey recalled: The rich and delicate relationship between spiritual guides and talented students has blossomed between Principal Paul and me.Principal Paul's pipe soon became a kind of wat, a symbol of power.If there is a student who is ordered to clean the pipe, he feels that he has received special favor from Principal Paul and is envied by other students. Hesse not only cleaned Principal Paul's pipe, but also felt honored and proud of taking on another task assigned by him.The task is to dust the headmaster's desk with a feather duster every day.One day, Principal Paul asked another classmate to take over the job. Hesse felt bad about it and thought it was a heavy punishment for me.

After becoming famous, Hesse no longer knew a single word of the Greek he learned in this school, and most of the Latin was forgotten, but from time to time, the fragrance of the youth garden and the pipe of Principal Paul still appeared in his mind. smell.He seems to have infinite nostalgia for Principal Paul. In today's chaotic society, if a student is ordered to clean the teacher's pipe or dust off the teacher's desk every day, I am afraid that it will not be regarded as a supreme honor, and it will even be accused of taking advantage of the privilege and insulting the personality of the student. Bar!