Many religions use teaching stories. This story is sometimes used to teach about Hinduism.
A yogi was sitting by a river when he saw a scorpion fall into the water. The yogi scooped the scorpion up in his hand. The scorpion promptly stung him.
A minute later, the scorpion fell into the river again. Again, the yogi rescued it. And again, the scorpion stung the yogi.
For a third time, the scorpion fell into the river. And for a third time the yogi moved to rescue it. But another man had watched the whole thing, and stopped him. “Why do you keep rescuing the scorpion?” he asked. “The ungrateful creature keeps stinging you. Why don’t you just let it drown?”
The yogi answered, “It is the nature of a scorpion to sting. It is the nature of a yogi to show compassion.” And he scooped the scorpion out of the water again.
What idea do you think the story is trying to present?