A cherry fatal temptation
Life is so short, but it is often abruptly interrupted by some inadvertent small things. On the afternoon of April 21, a shocking tragedy occurred on the side of a road in Shiyan Maojian District. In order to pick some red and attractive cherries from the cherry trees on the roadside, a man climbed the cherry tree about three meters high despite the reminders of others, but unexpectedly fell from the tree, and finally died after the rescue failed. A cherry took a precious life, and the bad news spread quickly on the Internet, sparking heated discussions.
Mr. Zhou, a witness at the scene, still remembers the scene clearly. He wandered alone in the tree for a long time, and when he looked to the left and right that there was no one, he began to climb the trunk in ecstasy. I also specially reminded him to pay attention to safety when I passed by, but I didn't expect that not long after I left, I heard a loud bang, and quickly looked back to see that the man was already lying on the ground motionless. Mr. Zhou quickly dialed 120 and 110, but by the time emergency personnel arrived, the man was no longer breathing, and after more than 40 minutes of rescue, he could not be saved.
The preliminary analysis of the cause of death was intracranial hemorrhage caused by excessive force on the head. Passers-by all sighed at this, it was not worth it, and they lost their lives for such a little cherry. Some netizens even blamed the person who planted the cherry tree, believing that they should bear the corresponding legal responsibility for it.
Indeed, in the past few decades, in order to beautify the urban environment, many cities have planted some ornamental trees on both sides of the road, such as cherry blossom trees and rain, which is quite contrary to the traditional concept of "no road is left behind, no tree is crowned". However, the occurrence of this tragic accident also makes us reflect on some issues.
First of all, although the planting of roadside trees adds some ecological flavor to the city, it does bring some hidden dangers to urban management. Some tree species will inevitably attract children or greedy people to climb trees to pick food during the fruit ripening season, and accidents are easy to occur. Therefore, we need to make a proper trade-off between beautifying the urban environment and the safety of citizens. In the city's main roads and densely populated areas, it may be possible to adopt a tight pruning or outright ban on similar behavior, with safety as a top priority.
I hope that this tragedy can bring us some profound warnings, let us firmly establish the concept of putting life first, cherish the present, pursue beauty, and at the same time pay attention to safety. Let us work together to build a civilized, orderly, safe and harmonious society.