True. The saws are sawing wood,
But wood is also sawing the saw.
Thus saws are becoming dull–
The more they are sharpened the frailer they get,
And eventually they break.

The wood sawn into boards
Is fashioned into furniture.
Saws just break
And are discarded.

translated by Fang Dai, Dennis Ding, & Edward Morin

a analogy for oppressed people everywhere to keep in mind