The Scorpion and the Frog: A Story of Human Nature
There is an old fable that tells a powerful truth about people and their nature. In The Scorpion and the Frog, a scorpion asks a frog to carry him across the river. At first, the frog hesitates. He knows what the scorpion is capable of, and he doesn’t want to be stung. But the scorpion argues, “If I sting you, we’ll both drown.” The frog thought about it for a minute and felt that the scorpion’s plea sounded reasonable enough, so he agrees to take the him across the river. Midway through the crossing, the frog feels a breathtakingly, painful and sudden sting right in the middle of his back, the likes of which he has ever felt, .
As the poison takes effect and they begin to sink, the frog, in disbelief, looks up at the scorpion asks, “Why did you sting me? Now we’ll both die.” The scorpion’s reply is as cold as it is simple: “I can’t help myself. It’s in my nature.”