Once upon a time, a monk was wandering through a marketplace when he noticed a scorpion struggling in a barrel of water. He walked over to the barrel, stuck his hand in, and stretched out his finger to pull the scorpion out. But the scorpion stung him. The monk tried again and the scorpion stung him yet again. Now the monk was wincing in pain, yet he tried again and this time he reached in and flung the scorpion out of the water. A young boy who was watching all this, walked over to the monk to see if he need medical assistance. He asked the monk, “why did you keep trying to save that no-good creature.” The monk replied, Just as it is the water’s nature to make things wet and fire’s nature to burn, it is in the scorpion’s nature to sting, but It is my nature to love. Why should I give up my nature to love just because it is the nature of the scorpion to sting?”
MORAL: In our lives, we will encounter people who may STING us intentionally or unintentionally. We should never let our actions, thoughts, and words be affected by the negativity of others. We should continue to live our lives with love and honesty, even if others do not reciprocate. Don’t let the darkness in the hearts of others penetrate the light in your heart.