>> I simply cannot imagine picking an unidentified piece of fruit from the ground and eating it. I absolutely share your astonishment. It seems reckless beyond

>> I simply cannot imagine picking an unidentified piece of fruit from the ground and eating it. I absolutely share your astonishment. It seems reckless beyond all justification, especially given that this incident occurred in a land foreign to the author. I'd like to give the author props for having the courage to write about it, but something about the "warning to the world" tone at the end makes me suspicious that he or she doesn't know most people wouldn't do this.