Many times have wanted someone to address the underlying issue rather than trying to sort through the replicas manifested by greed' and power' s imaginations. . . It seems like we get taken under time and time again in trying to fix the problem by whether to throw more money to it. . .This story goes to the place where. . . if we had the true courage as a Nation we would look at with honesty. . .

What is the nature of greed and what is it's antidote?

I am stuck with the simple story of the scorpion and the frog. . .

One day a scorpion was walking along the riverbank trying to find a way across the river that separated him from his desired location when he came across a frog sitting alongside the riverbank.

“The scorpion walked up to the frog and asked the frog if he would take him across the river. The frog quickly replied, “No, I would not give you a ride.” The scorpion then asked him why. The frog replied, “Because Mr. Scorpion if I gave you a ride on my back you would sting me and I would drown.”

Quickly the scorpion replied, “But Mr. Frog, if I stung you then you would drown and if you drown then I would drown also.” The frog thought for a moment and then said, “I guess you're right, then I will give you a ride.”

The scorpion jumps on the frog's back and they start crossing the river. Halfway across the river the frog suddenly feels a sharp pain in his back, as the scorpion stings him. The frog immediately starts to panic as he feels the venom race through his veins and he quickly begins to become paralyzed. Just as he is taking his last breath and is about to go down, the frog looks at the scorpion and asks “Why did you do it? You promised not to sting me! Now we are both going to drown!” The scorpion replies, “I'm sorry sir, but I could not help it–it's my nature.” . .

The nature of greed. . .takes everybody under?. . .