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.”
(From: "160 Zen Stories", http://spiritualinquiry.com)
Sifat Alami
Dua orang biksu sedang mencuci mangkok mereka di sungai ketika mereka melihat seekor kalajengking tenggelam. Seorang biksu segera menyingkupnya dan meletakkannya di tepi sungai. Dalam usahanya dia disengat. Lalu dia kembali mencuci mangkoknya dan kalajengking itu terjatuh kembali. Biksu itu kembali menolongnya dan kembali ia disengat.
Biksu yang lain berkata kepadanya, "Teman, mengapa kamu terus menolong kalajengking itu sementara kamu tahu bahwa sifat alaminya adalah menyengat?"
"Sebab," kata biksu itu, "menolong adalah sifat alami saya."
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