"Now, suppose there is a deep forest not far from a village or town, and there is a tree in the forest that produces delicious and abundant fruit. But there are no berries that have fallen to the ground. A man comes there looking for fruit, wanting fruit. When he enters the forest, he will see a tree. Then he thought." "This is a tree that bears delicious fruit, and it bears a lot of fruit. I see that there are no fruits on the ground. But I know how to climb a tree. I can climb a tree and find whatever I want. I should be eat some fruit and pack some fruit to take home." So, after climbing the tree, he ate whatever he wanted and stuffed the extra fruit into his clothes. Then a second man came and asked for fruit, and he looked for fruit, and he had a sharp ax. He will jump into the forest grove and see the tree. and he thought. "This is a tree that bears delicious fruit, and it bears a lot of fruit.As far as I can see, there is no fruit on the ground.But I do not know how to climb a tree. So I should cut down this tree from its roots. so I'll eat as much as I want and pack some fruit to take home." Then he cut down the tree from its roots. "What do you think about this?" "If the first person who climbs a tree does not come down quickly, the falling tree may crush his hand, foot, or other part of his body, resulting in his death or near-fatal pain. Isn't ? " "Yes, Lord." (MN54)
Explanation
This metaphorical situation can also be found in modern society.
For example, let’s say a person wants to open a shop, buys land on the main street, and opens a brand new shop with good taste. The store’s sales have steadily increased and the number of regular customers has increased. However, one day, a major real estate company buys the plot where the store is located and plans to build a large-scale shopping mall, forcing them to buy out the existing store and evict it. The man had no choice but to move his store to the suburbs and build a new store, but he could not attract customers and ended up closing his store a few months later.
In this way, regardless which the ethics of good and evil, each human being’s thoughts and desires end up causing suffering and sadness.