A poor farmer once had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees which he grew. One day, his friend gave the farmer a young tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he was afraid that strangers, his neighbors and his children would come to take the fruit, so he decided to plant the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.Later, the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place.“What’s the difference? If I planted the tree near road, or in my fields, or near my home, strangers, my neighbors and my own children would have taken the fruit.”“Yes,” said his friend, “but at leastsomeone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you have destroyed a good tree and prevented everyone from eating the fruit.”The farmer planted the apple tree in his wood because ————————.