The Philosophical Contrast Between a Crooked Tree and a Straight Tree
This image presents a visual comparison between two trees: one with a twisted, irregular trunk and another that is tall and perfectly straight. The accompanying text attributes a Chinese proverb to the scene, stating, 'A crooked tree lives its own life, but a straight tree becomes timber.' The proverb suggests a metaphorical contrast between the freedom of living an unconventional life versus the utility and eventual sacrifice of conforming to societal expectations. The image invites viewers to consider the value of being 'useful' versus the value of maintaining one's unique form and autonomy.
> Which one would you rather be? Depends, do you want to be useful as a table? Straight tree! Do you want to become an inspiration for artists and probably spreads lots of seeds far and wide and shower silly humans in your pollen every year while giggling about it? Crooked tree!
"Be useless and no one will ever want you for anything"
nice try, but I'm not going to suck dic
OP: *deep manly voice* "Do you really want to be a S|TRAIGHT TREE?" *pays homless man to suck him off for £20*
I cut down 4 crooked trees yesterday just cause they were shitty looking
Might you be a Canadian lumberjack...?! LOL! .
Crooked tree gets used for ships in Victorian era. The frame of a wooden sail ship requires many curved elements. Since it is important for the grain to follow the curve for structural reasons, you need a lot of crooked trees. Trees are selected while growing, and then "helped" i
So I should be useless so no one can use me. Got it.
Why would I want to be a gay tree?
Crooked tree gets removed to make room for straight trees, as they have more uses. Also crooked tree becomes firewood