Caveat: 굽은 나무가 선산을 지킨다

pictureThis is an aphorism from my aphorism book.
굽은 나무가 선산을 지킨다
gup·eun na·mu·ga seon·san·eul ji·kin·da
be-crooked-PASTPART tree-SUBJ ancestors-grave-OBJ guard-PRES
A crooked tree guards the ancestors’ grave.
Even a tree that is crooked has a job to do – it bends near the ancestors’ grave and protects it. Something viewed as useless turns out to have a use after all. (Image: a bent tree found online, guarding someone’s ancestors’ graves).
picture[daily log: walking, 5 km]

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