Are You Feeling Nihilistic?
Psychological Test Question: One day, you find a rare moment of free time and duck into a teahouse. You order a pot of fine tea and settle in to savor it. Just then, a beautiful piece of Chinese folk music begins to play. Going with your gut, which piece do you think it is?
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A: Little Cowherd
Psychological Test Result: You’re easygoing and know how to enjoy life. You often enjoy your own company and take a laid-back approach to the people and things around you, interacting with others calmly and naturally. With this disposition, you’re unlikely to grow disillusioned; you tend to live in steady contentment.
B: Moonlight Over the Erquan
Psychological Test Result: You’ve seen life’s ups and downs and the world’s changes, and you’re no longer as cynical as you once were. You can usually meet whatever comes with a sense of peace. Maybe you felt disillusioned in the past, but you’re gradually moving beyond it—greeting each day with seasoned calm and living life on your own terms.
C: High Mountains and Flowing Water
Psychological Test Result: You live in the everyday world, but your heart reaches for the sublime. You’re inwardly well cultivated and very much at peace. You long for a life free of worldly conflict—almost a personal paradise—and you dislike the hypocrisy and scheming of ordinary life. A reclusive lifestyle would suit you well.
D: Pipa Night Whispers
Psychological Test Result: You’re somewhat sentimental and tend to fixate, seeing problems in all-or-nothing terms. When faced with unfair situations you can’t change, you may slip into pessimism and disillusionment. That’s a kind of avoidance—like an ostrich burying its head—that doesn’t solve anything. Only by facing challenges head-on and choosing a positive approach can you truly experience happiness.