Can people with such natures not really change? If they are so hurtful then why don’t they try to work on themselves, to become better people?

And the ironic thing is he is an “ordained minister”!

Bill, I am glad you posted this. I didn’t want to be the one who mentioned you can usually sense a scorpion. When you feel it in your gut about someone, think scorpion and get away.

I heard these types of people once described as “image masters” they present exactly the type of image they want you to see – all the while working on a plan that meets their own selfish needs.

And then you talk yourself out of it. You add in beliefs, politics, whatever.

But the first answer, the one in your gut is the right one. You should stick with it.

If you know someone can’t be trusted (as the frog knew about the scorpion), don’t trust them, certainly not with your life or anything else important. Misplaced trust can have fatal consequences.

As Jack Welch’s mother used to say to him when he was a kid, “Jackie, don’t kid yourself!”

“Because I’m a scorpion. It’s in my nature.”

I think that extra “it’s in my nature” goes a long way towards helping people understand the point of the story.