Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The Scorpion

            The video told a story of a young boy, Patrick, who got stung by a scorpion. His parents always warned him to wear his shoes and beware of the creatures around the dessert likes snakes and such. But one day as he awoke from the camp, he decided to walk around for a bit. He did not want to go through the hassle of putting on his shoes as he had promised to himself he wouldn't go far from the camp anyways. He decided to put on his flip flops and set off on his walk. He didn't go far until he felt a thorn like prick at the bottom of his foot. Immense pain quickly shot up his leg and he tried to stop it from going any further by applying pressure, he screamed foe his parents and they rushed him to the car. Only problem was, the nearest hospital was two hours away and the entire drive there he felt  like he was dying. He believed it until he got to the hospital and the doctor assured him only malnourished and infants die from the sting of a scorpion. He injected and antibiotic and anesthetic to help with the pain. Patrick learned that day that 1) Flip flops are not shoes, and that 2) Never do the wrong thing. The right thing to do was to listen to his parents and put on his shoes, not flip flops, he the wrong thing and the consequence was painful. This was a very important message to never get lazy to do the right thing as it can affect you one way or another.

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