A symbolization of a stone

Stones can be dowered with numerous meanings in Chinese culture. For example, in some Chinese classical poems, women become stones as they had been waiting for their husbands who needed to go to war. In this example, these stones stand for an inflexible spirit. Moreover, stones mean long-life when you combine them with peonies. I propose to use a stone to provide the answer because of another meaning: the symbolization of life, which is strongly believed in by one Taiwanese indigenous tribe - the Yami. This symbolization is similar to those of water as well as Tao.