Because people are dying or getting ill. And you wouldn't like you or your friends getting hurt so don't hurt others. Save yourself and others.
"<span>Too much pride could lead to your downfall" is the theme of this classic story. This kind of lesson or theme can also be thought of as the "moral" of the story as well. </span>
You would need to spend the most time on the introduction because its where your readers know what you are talking about. If your introduction isn't clear, the rest of the writing wouldn't make sense to the reader.