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 but the scorpion stung him in the
process. 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 again it stung him. He let go of it
again.
old man saw a scorpion drowning and decided to pull it out from the water. He calmly
extended his hand to reach the creature but the scorpion stung him in the
process. 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 again it stung him. He let go of it
again.
A
young boy 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 persist? Don’t you realize that the
scorpion will always sting you each time you try to help?”
young boy 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 persist? Don’t you realize that the
scorpion will always sting you each time you try to help?”
The
man smiled knowingly and replied, “The nature of the scorpion is to sting and
mine is to help. It will not change in helping the scorpion”. So the man
thought for a while then used a leaf from a nearby tree to scoop the scorpion out
of the water thus saving its life. Then, turning to the young boy, he continued.
“If someone hurts you, just take precautions. Some pursue happiness while
others create it. Let your conscience be your guide in whatever you do”.
man smiled knowingly and replied, “The nature of the scorpion is to sting and
mine is to help. It will not change in helping the scorpion”. So the man
thought for a while then used a leaf from a nearby tree to scoop the scorpion out
of the water thus saving its life. Then, turning to the young boy, he continued.
“If someone hurts you, just take precautions. Some pursue happiness while
others create it. Let your conscience be your guide in whatever you do”.
When
life presents you with a thousand reasons to cry, show that you have a thousand
reasons or more to smile. More importantly, always be the reason for the smile.
life presents you with a thousand reasons to cry, show that you have a thousand
reasons or more to smile. More importantly, always be the reason for the smile.
By Seun Deoye Oduntan
