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| There is a famous Buddhist story that seems relevant here. A Buddhist monk was sitting on the green grass by the river, enjoying the sun, the songs of the birds, and the beautiful nature around him. All of a sudden, he saw a scorpion drowning in the water. He leaned to pick it up and as he took it in his hand, it bit him. Struck by the pain, the monk dropped the scorpion back into the water. He leaned again to pick it up and as he took it in his hand, it bit him again. Again struck by the pain, the monk dropped the scorpion back into the water. He leaned again to pick it up and as he took it in his hand, it bit him again. Again struck by the pain, the monk dropped the scorpion back into the water. He leaned yet again to pick it up and as he took it in his hand, it bit him yet again. Yet again struck by the pain, the monk dropped the scorpion back into the water. A villager passing by saw what happened and asked the monk, "Why do you keep trying to save the scorpion when it keeps biting you?" The monk looked at the villager and answered with a smile, "It is a scorpion's nature to bite, it is a monk's nature to help." And he leaned again to pick up the scorpion in his hand. |