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The Value of Being “Useless” In a world that constantly asks us to be useful, efficient, and successful... Have you ever wondered — what if something seems useless? --- This question came to me when I read a story from the Chinese philosopher, Zhuangzi. In the story, there was a huge tree. Its trunk was twisted. Its wood was rough. And people thought it was completely useless. Carpenters ignored it, because it couldn’t be used to make anything. --- At first, I thought, “Then what’s the