the oaks presented a plaint to jupiter, saying, "we bear for no purpose the burden of life, as of all the trees that grow we are the most continually in peril of the axe." jupiter made answer: "you have only to thank yourselves for the misfortunes to which you are exposed: for if you did not make such excellent pillars and posts, and prove yourselves so serviceable to the carpenters and the farmers, the axe would not so frequently be laid to your roots."

橡树向朱庇特抱怨道:“我们毫无意义地承担着生活的重担。【YY文轩】当别的树都在茁壮成长时，我们却要频繁地面对人们的斧头。”朱庇特回答说:“你们应该感谢这种所谓的‘不幸’。如果你们不能向农夫和木匠提供丰富的木材，体现出你们的价值，那么他们也不会用斧头来砍你们了。”

人们创造自己的命运。