Laozi and Zhuangzi strongly advocated the "use of useless things". In this world, there is "usefulness" precisely because there is "uselessness". "Usefulness" and "uselessness" are nothing more than personal subjective value judgments and a secular relative view. Lao Tzu: "If you have something, you will benefit from it; if you don't, you will use it." This view is fully reflected in this view. People who only know how to greedily pursue "usefulness" and people who pursue "usefulness" while being able to thoroughly understand "uselessness" must have completely different lifestyles and attitudes towards things. If you can understand the "usefulness of uselessness" in life and dealing with things, you will naturally be able to learn more about it. You are calm and confident, and your cultivation is broader and deeper. "Useful" and "useless" are artificial judgments and relative values. There is a Western proverb: "One's own good medicine may be someone else's deadly poison." Therefore, a true Homo sapiens should transcend artificial values. For example, a person, Chasing in man-made values ??throughout your life is like racing against your own shadow, which is a waste of effort. In fact, morality in the world is relative, and the so-called "useful" and "useless" are relative; things in the world go hand in hand, and the so-called "useful" and "useless" also exist side by side. Zhuangzi has an article "Xiaoyaoyou": Huizi said to Zhuangzi: "I have a big tree, which people call it acanthus. Its big tree is swollen but not in line, and its small branches are curled but not in order. The craftsman does not care about the way it is built." What you say now is useless, and everyone will go with it. "Zhuangzi said: "You don't see the raccoon alone? He humbles himself and waits for Ao. He died in Wangwang. Now I am digging an ox, which is as big as a cloud hanging from the sky. It can be big, but I can't hold a mouse. I have a big tree, but it is useless. Why not plant it in a land where there is nothing? In the wilderness of Mo, there is nothing to worry about, and I am so carefree that I can sleep under it. If there is no harm, there is nothing to use. "The translation is: Huizi said to Zhuangzi: "I am in trouble! There is a big tree, people call it '樗'. Its trunk is lumpy and does not meet the requirements of straightness, and its branches are twisted and twisted, and it does not meet the needs of compasses and squares. By the road, the carpenter didn't even look at it. What you say now is all useless talk, and no one will agree with it. "Zhuangzi said: Have you never seen a wild cat? They lie in wait, waiting for opportunities to hunt small animals that come out and move around. They jump here and there, not avoiding high or low places; they often touch traps and die in the snare. There are also yaks, their huge bodies are like clouds in the sky. It can make itself very big, but it cannot catch mice. Now that you have a big tree and you are worried that it is useless, why not plant it in the empty countryside, in the vast wilderness, where it can grow more lush and leafy, and passers-by can relax and enjoy the cool shade under it. Therefore, it does not feel any hardship because of the so-called lack of availability. If you look at stories like this in "Zhuangzi" from another angle, you can see where the problem lies. The function of all things in nature cannot be determined from our perspective. Things that have no use for the time being do not mean "useless", such as "樗", people can lie down under the big tree freely, and the branches and leaves of the big tree block people from the sun. It itself can still play a certain role and play a certain role. Of course, being useless does not guarantee that life will not be harmed. Useless wood may also be cut down. Even if it cannot be used by carpenters, it may be burned as firewood and used by people from another angle. At the same time, it also proves its useful life with the help of the Kitchen God.

Isn't there a famous saying: "I am born with talents that will be put to use"!