The Nature of Things
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Two monks were washing their 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."