Rotten wood can be carved

In the eyes of conservatives, rotten wood is a symbol of low ability, a symbol of uselessness, an object to be abandoned, not worth the effort to carve, and impossible to witness a miraculous reversal.\ Thus, 'rotten wood cannot be carved' over long enough periods of time became a grand excuse for sculptors and a reason for the 'rotten wood' themselves to give up on life.\ Rodin said: Life is not lacking in beauty; what is lacking is the eye to discover it.\ Rotten wood is the same. Compared to fine wood, it is more like a touchstone, testing the sculptor's sudden inspiration and skills of rejuvenation.\ Rotten wood can be carved. In theory, rotten wood is also a material—if decay can be turned into growth, it can regain new vitality; even if it is beyond cure, as long as the process of decay is stopped, it becomes merely an emblem of memory.\ Rotten wood can be carved. In practice, different herbs cure different diseases, different people serve different purposes, and rotten wood has its own qualities and uniqueness. New wood grows leaves, rotten wood grows fungi. Believing in its usefulness, placing it in the right place, and letting it serve a useful function is key. Without confidence, even the finest material is no different from waste wood.\ Each person has their value, with perseverance, even metal and stone can be carved; let alone rotten wood.\ Rotten wood is not waste. Rotten wood can be carved; valuable is the foresight, important is the technique, critical is the confidence.\ If the heart does not decay, the wood lives forever;\ If the heart does not decay, people are moldable.