Forbidden fruit
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweetest">sweetest</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Forbidden">Forbidden</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Adam">Adam</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="apple">apple</span>.</p><p><span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Garden">Garden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Eden">Eden</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="God">God</span> <span word="forbade">forbade</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apples">apples</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> – <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>. <span word="Unable">Unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temptation">temptation</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Genesis">Genesis</span> (<span word="King">King</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Version">Version</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>:</p><p><span word="Genesis">Genesis</span> 2:9 <span word="And">And</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LORD">LORD</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>.</p><p>2:16 <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LORD">LORD</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="commanded">commanded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="thou">thou</span> <span word="mayest">mayest</span> <span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>:</p><p>2:17 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>, <span word="thou">thou</span> <span word="shalt">shalt</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>: <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="thou">thou</span> <span word="eatest">eatest</span> <span word="thereof">thereof</span> <span word="thou">thou</span> <span word="shalt">shalt</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="die">die</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tempts">tempts</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="suppress">suppress</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="desire">desire</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>.</p>
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