An old man saw a scorpion drowning and decided to pull it out from the water. He calmly extended his hand to reach the creature. When he did, the scorpion stung him!
With the effect of the pain, the old man let go of the creature and it fell back into the water. The man realizing that the scorpion was drowning again, got back and tried to rescue it but then it stung him again - he let go of it again.
A young man standing by, approached the old man and said "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 man replied: "the nature of the scorpion is to sting and mine is to help. My nature [of helping] will not change nor will the creature's nature [of stinging] stop me from helping it!"
So the man thought for a while and then used a leaf from a nearby tree and pulled the scorpion out from the water and saved its life.
MORAL LESSON:
Don't change your nature . If someone hurts you, just take precaution. Some pursue happiness; others create it. Let your conscience [God's voice] be your guide in whatever you do!
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