A young disciple observing the scene approached the master and said:
– Excuse me, Master, but why do you insist? You can see that every time you try to pull him out of the water, he pricks you!
The master replied:
– The scorpion’s nature is to sting, and that’s not going to change mine, which is to help.
Then the master thought it over and, using a leaf, pulled the scorpion out of the water and saved its life.
Then he said to his young disciple:
– Don’t change your nature if someone hurts you, just take precautions.