Once 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. When he did, the scorpion stung him. With the effect of the pain, the old man let go 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 insist? Don't you realize that each time you try to help the scorpion, it stings you?"
The man 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 and used a leaf from a nearby tree and pulled the scorpion out from the water and saved it's life.
MORAL:
We do not have to live the life style of a monk or a saint to demonstrate love to our fellow man. Let us all cease living selfish lifestyles and be like little Christs in this world. Start caring for the less fortunate even on the simplest of ways. Each good deed takes less weight on the cross Christ carries on his shoulder. The lighter Christ takes our burdens to Calvary, the better this world can be for man and his eternal salvation.
2 Thessalonians 3:13 Says: "But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good."
Let your conscience be your guide in whatever you do. When life presents you with a hundred reasons to cry, show it that you have a thousand reasons or more to smile.
More importantly, always try to be the reason for someone's smile!
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