The affectionate worldThe first facet of the living world series, the affectionate world, concerns human relationships and affection. A person plays different roles in a society, and these roles are intertwined in a complex network. With a series of works on different subjects, Ju Ming sculpted the roles each individual plays, their status and behavior within the respective social stratum. He does not move away from the world in which he has roles, relationships and feelings, he is part of it. this world, as seen in the work A Girl Playing with Sand representing his young wife on Tongxiao beach, The Third Generation representing his grandchildren playing games, or in Treasure which depicts the love between parents and children. Ju Ming not only cares about this living world, but also cares about his own children and grandchildren, revealing parental love and expectations for the next generation. Wood carving in the early years Ju Ming's first wood carvings came from his experience of daily life. They showed the development of craftsmanship to artistic creation. His 1961 work A Girl Playing with Sand depicts Ju Ming's young wife crouching on Tongxiao Beach, playing with the sand. The sculpture demonstrates the artist's endless love and care for his wife. In 1966, Ju Ming found expression in brushstroke-like carving marks when creating the Self-Portrait, showing that the artist faced challenges by adopting carving techniques different from his fine works of the past , using cutaways to define the figures instead. to simply copy the features. In 1976, Ju Ming created Little Ma-tsu which depicts the true story of his daughter, Chu Yen-peng, standing up for justice......... middle of paper ......e The living world is the Crefree World, represented by the Serirs of the Living World – Imprisonment and Cube. It explores life's deepest philosophical questions. Ju Ming believes that from the beginning, life is limited by time, trapped in a cage of social structures and institutions, and although as always, one cannot escape the cage, one must return to one's home. true self and face your own limits. In the words of Ju Ming, “humanity is both the smartest and the stupidest, the kindest and the meanest; the most miserable and the most joyful. The choice to be smart, stupid, nice or evil could be made in a split second od=fa. This is what made the human world,” he also said, “hell is in the living world, but the living world also has a heaven. In what way would you do it? Everything is decided by you. Between good and evil, it's one's own choice.