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Because That Is What We Do
If strangers suffer, we try to lend a helping hand. If things break, we try to fix them. If loved ones cry, we try to console them – because that is what we do.
Manuel Enrique
February 07, 2024
In India, there is a story about a kind, quiet man who would pray in the Ganges River every morning. One day, after praying, he saw a poisonous spider struggling in the water and cupped his hands to carry it ashore. As he placed the spider on the ground, it stung him. Unknowingly, his prayers for the world diluted the poison.
The next day the same thing happened. On the third day, the kind man was knee-deep in the river, and sure enough, there was the spider, legs frantic in the water. As the man went to lift the creature yet again, the spider said, “Why do you keep lifting me? Can’t you see I will sting you every time because that is what I do?” And the kind man cupped his hands around the spider, replying, “Because that is what I do.”
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