The Institutional Scorpion - Michael Russell
The Institutional Scorpion
By Michael Russell
http://eudaimonia.blogs.com/anglican_minimalist/2012/06/the-institutional-scorpion.html
June 28, 2012
The scorpion wants to cross the river, but cannot swim. Seeing a turtle floating in the shallows he asks to be ferried across the river. Looking astounded the turtle replies, "But you're a scorpion, you would kill me."
"No, no," the scorpion replies, "were I to kill you I would drown too." Persuaded by this eminent logic the turtle offers him the ride.
As he swims throught he deepest part of the river the scorpion's tail flashes forward stinging the turtle in the neck. As he begins to freeze up and sink the turtle looks at the scorpion with pained surprise and cries, "But you promised. Now we'll both die."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Michael Russell
http://eudaimonia.blogs.com/anglican_minimalist/2012/06/the-institutional-scorpion.html
June 28, 2012
The scorpion wants to cross the river, but cannot swim. Seeing a turtle floating in the shallows he asks to be ferried across the river. Looking astounded the turtle replies, "But you're a scorpion, you would kill me.""No, no," the scorpion replies, "were I to kill you I would drown too." Persuaded by this eminent logic the turtle offers him the ride.
As he swims throught he deepest part of the river the scorpion's tail flashes forward stinging the turtle in the neck. As he begins to freeze up and sink the turtle looks at the scorpion with pained surprise and cries, "But you promised. Now we'll both die."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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