A man is seated on top of a tree in the midst of a burning forest. He sees all living beings perish. But he doesn’t realize that the same fate is soon to overtake him also. That man is fool.

Mahavira
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A man is seated on top of a tree in the midst of a burning forest. He sees all living beings perish. But he doesn’t realize that the same fate is soon to overtake him also. That man is fool. Chinese proverb says, "In the midst of the fire there is a tree, when one person sits on this tree, that person will be burnt in the fire." In other words, trust in your own wisdom and you will not be burnt by the fire.

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