An old man saw a scorpion drowning and decided to pull it from the water.
He calmly
extended his hand to reach the creature.
When he
did, the scorpion stung him.
With the
effect of pain, the old man let go of the creature, and it fell back into the
water.
The old man
realizing that the scorpion was drowning again, he got back and tried to rescue
it but then still it stung him.
He let go
of it again.
A young boy
standing by, approached the old man and asked, “Excuse me sir, you are going to
hurt yourself trying to save the evil – vicious creature, why do you insist?
Don’t you realize that each time you try to help the scorpion, it stings you?”
The old man
replied, “Look son! The nature of scorpion is to sting and mine is to help. My
nature will not change in helping the scorpion.”
So the old
man thought for a while and used a leaf from a nearby tree and pulled the
scorpion out from the water and saved its life.
Do not
change your nature.
If someone
hurts you, just take precautions.
Some pursue
happiness while others create it.
Let your
conscience be your guide in whatever you do.
Start
caring for the less fortunate even on the simplest of ways.
When life
presents you with the hundred reasons to cry, show it that you have a thousand
reasons or a more to smile.
More
importantly, always try to be the reason for someone’s smile.
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