The Scorpion
A teacher who saw how a scorpion was drowning decided to pull it out of the water, but when he did, the scorpion stung him. In reaction to the pain, the master released him, and the animal fell into the water and was drowning again. The teacher tried to pull it out again, and again the scorpion stung him.
Someone who had observed everything approached the teacher and said:
“Excuse me, but you are stubborn! Don’t you understand that every time you try to get it out of the water it will sting you?”
The teacher replied: “The nature of the scorpion is to sting, and that will not change mine, which is to help.”
And then, with the help of a leaf, the teacher pulled the insect out of the water and saved its life.
Don’t change your nature if someone hurts you; just take precautions. Some pursue happiness; others create it.
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