Hand-carved Seal - A Companion You Can't Be Without

During the Wei-Jin period, there was a renowned scholar named Wang Ziyou, who would often stay in empty houses belonging to others. Upon moving in, he would immediately request that bamboo be planted. When people asked him, "You're only staying temporarily, why go to all this trouble?" Wang Ziyou would point to the bamboo and say, "How can one possibly live a day without this noble friend?" This is the tale of Wang Ziyou's fondness for bamboo and his declaration, "How can one possibly live a day without this noble friend?" Wang Ziyou's spirit is truly commendable, and his story holds profound meaning even today. A house may be rented, but life is not. One cannot afford to be perfunctory or abandon a dear friend like the green bamboo simply because one's stay is temporary.