"Hmm, yes, to others she is useless," you said, picking up the chalk and adding another scene behind each series of drawings.
"The towering tree will eventually be cut down by humans, turned into furniture, even its roots dug up and made into root carvings and other handicrafts."
But the so-called worthless tree that followed bloomed with flowers, and many birds made nests in it.
"Although this tree appears worthless to ordinary people, for itself, it survived and lived happily, surrounded by birdsong and flowers, completely content. No one would covet its wood, nor dig up its roots. If a hundred years passed, it might even be regarded as a geomantic tree, protected and carefully nurtured by people."
Wow!
The entire classroom burst into enthusiastic applause at once.
Next, you explained some life lessons to the students in simple terms, citing various sources. Just as the class was about to end, a sudden scream came from the next classroom!
