"Once upon a time, a wise monk was walking with his disciple on the banks of a river. During his walk, he saw that a scorpion had fallen into the water and was drowning, and he decided to save it by taking it out of the water. But once in his hand, the animal stung him.
The pain made the monk let go of the scorpion, which fell back into the water. The wise man tried to take it out again, but the animal stung him again, causing him to drop it. This happened a third time. The monk's disciple, worried, asked him why he continued to do so if the animal always stung him.
The monk, smiling, replied that the nature of the scorpion is to sting, while his was none other than to help. Having said this, the monk took a leaf and, with its help, managed to take the scorpion out of the water and save it without suffering its sting."
Another tale from India, this time explaining that we should not fight against our nature no matter how much others harm us. We must take precautions, but we should not stop being who we are or act against what we are.