The Sting of the Scorpion

Once there was a child named Elder Patrick Kearon of the Seventy. Patrick lived in the Arabian Peninsula. His parents always told him to wear shoes, Patrick obeyed because he knew the danger out there such as scorpions and the cruel terrain. One day his family awoke from their camp and Patrick decided he wanted to go on an exploration. He thought that since it was going to be a short walk he would need to wear shoes and subsisted for sandals instead since they were sort of shoes. As Patrick started walking the area he felt a pain like a thorn going through his feet. As Patrick kicked away the sand he discovered that it was not a thorn but a scorpion. He squeezed his leg hoping that it would prevent the pain from going up any further. Wasting no time he cried out for his parents in pain. His parents ran to him and saw that he had gotten stung. They rushed him to the car and drove rapidly to the nearest hospital that was over 2 hours away. After getting treated by the doctor he felt no pain once 24 hours had passed. Patrick had wished that he wasn’t so lazy and rebellious earlier and could’ve prevented this. The sting of the scorpion shows us that if we don’t obey we could get stung and suffer the consequences.