BGI Yin Ye: Why can being close to nature and life make us happy?

BGI Yin Ye proposed this "pro-life" of human beings, which reminds me of biologist Edward Wilson's explanation of "'biophilicity':

"Pro-life is an innate tendency to pay special attention to life and similar life forms, sometimes even to emotionally communicate with them."

Coincidentally, seeing that many new concept preschool schools now conform to the "pro-nature, pro-life" nature of human beings, advocate "awakening children's desire to contact with other life forms as soon as possible", which is a good form of education, which can allow children to gain knowledge, understanding and perception of life.

I have a teddy dog, and I carry it every morning and shopping, and by nature, you are very happy to see a living creature running around in front of you every day. As the old saying goes: the most popular place in the world: cats and dogs bark, children make trouble,

It's the same feeling that I like to climb mountains to go to the countryside, and seeing that kind of nature full of life is particularly relieving and healing.

The reason for loving pets is the reflection that Yin Ye said, that is, to transfer a lot of people's emotional projections to small animals, see the kitten can't help but pick up the cat, see the flower dog sleeping at the feet, you will pity the foot to tease it.

The irresistible nature of people's "cuteness" of animals is the same as when we see children fat and tooty, why children cry and can endure, is because we begin to secrete oxytocin in our bodies, which makes us especially want to protect children, which is in line with genetic purposes.

Cute pets also stimulate people to secrete a large amount of oxytocin, both men and women will secrete, thus forming a pleasant feeling in your brain.