Frog and scorpion
An old story.
Frog stood by the riverside, ready to jump into the water and swim across. 'Wait a minute,' said Scorpio, who suddenly appeared from the bushes along the water's edge. 'I'd like to get across, but I can't swim. Can I hitch a ride on your back, Frog?'
Frog said, 'I don't think so! I know you. If I take you on my back, you'll sting me with your poisonous stinger and I'll be dead. No, thank you very much, go find another idiot!' And he started to push himself off the bank.
"I would never do that!" Scorpio shouted. "That would be incredibly stupid. If I were to sting you while you were carrying me across the river on your back, we would both drown! No, don't worry, I won't sting you. You'd be my hero!"
Frog thought. Frogs and Scorpions had never been friends. They had never formed a coalition. Scorpio had a clear advantage if Frog cooperated. But what was the advantage for him?
"Okay," said Frog. "If you don't sting me and if you defend me from the Stork, the Weasel and the Fox, I'll take you across." "No problem, just croak and I'll be there for you," said Scorpio.
And so the deal was sealed. Scorpio climbed onto Frog's back, who immediately began swimming to the other side. He felt a little uncomfortable, Scorpio's claws clamped tightly around his shoulders. 'Are you okay?', Frog asked. 'Yes, fine,' said Scorpio.
Halfway across the river, Frog suddenly felt a sharp sting in his side. Scorpio had stung him after all. 'What are you doing now?' Frog cried, in sudden terror. He felt Scorpio cling even tighter to his shoulders. As they began to sink together, Scorpio whispered in Frog's ear, 'I'm sorry… I can't help it. It's my nature…'
Who are you?
The frog? The one who actually distrusts your fellow man, but wants to trust him so much that he himself is destroyed by it?
Or the scorpion? It stings because it can't do anything else, but it also drowns?
We can continue to destroy each other, intentionally or unintentionally.
We can also accept that there are frogs and scorpions, and they can only get ahead if they help each other.
I'd be happy to help you with transportation if you don't have one. I don't care if you're a frog or a scorpion or something else.
Select the car you want to travel in here (alone or with someone else).
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