I served with a guy who did a strange thing: He played an imaginary basketball wherever he went. Eventually, a psychiatrist labeled him unfit for duty, which led to a medical discharge. After the proceedings, he addressed the officer in charge. “Sir, may I approach?” With permission granted, he went through the motion of putting something on the officer's desk. “What is this?” asked the officer. “My basketball. I don't need it anymore.”
和我在一起服役的一個(gè)人做了一件稀奇古怪的事情:他不論到哪里,都打著他那個(gè)想像中的籃球。最后,精神科醫(yī)生診斷他不適合服役,就讓他復(fù)員回家。辦完手續(xù)以后,他對(duì)管事的軍官說(shuō):“長(zhǎng)官,我能靠近嗎?”得到允許之后,他做了一個(gè)好像把什么東西放在軍官桌子上面的動(dòng)作。軍官問:“這是什么?”“我的籃球。我不再需要它了?!?