The Sting of the Scorpion

-Patrick Kearon

When Patrick was a little boy he will go camping at the desert with his parents. His parents always told him to put in his shoes when he goes walking, but one morning he decided to disobey and just put his flip-flops on instead. He was walking when he felt a thorn on his foot, when he looked back he saw a scorpion. He described the pain as the worst thing ever. He didn’t only hurt himself, but his parents as well, they were in pain because they didn’t know if he will make it. That day Patrick learned an important lesson that he will always remember his life, he should have put on his shoes, not be lazy, and listen to his parents. If he had chosen the right he wouldn’t have experienced this pain. The sting of the scorpion doesn’t only relate to the pain you feel when you get stung by one, but the pain you feel when you did what is wrong. The pain you feel when you decided to disobey your parents. The pain you feel when you do what is wrong, the guilt.