The Nature of Things Two monks were washing
their food bowls in the river when they noticed a scorpion that was drowning.
One monk immediately scooped it up and set it upon the bank. In the process he
was stung. He went back to washing his bowl and again the scorpion fell in. The
monk saved the scorpion and was again stung. The other monk asked him, "Friend,
why do you continue to save the scorpion when you know it's nature is to
sting?" "Because," the monk replied, "to save it is my
nature."
Source : Zen Corner
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