A Hindu Mondo, Retold
A Hindu Mondo
Once, a yogi meditating on the bank of the Ganges who noticed a scorpion fall into the water. The yogi scooped it out, and for his kindness was bitten. Soon the scorpion fell again into the river. Once more the yogi scooped it out. Once more the scorpion bit him. When the sequence was repeated twice more, a bystander demanded, “Why do you keep rescuing that scorpion when its only gratitude is to bite you?”
“It is the nature of scorpions to bite.”, replied the yogi. “And it is the nature of yogis to help others when they can.”
Retold
Once, a developer was working on a large software system and noticed an improvement that could be made to the UI. The developer tweaked the UI, and for lack of strict adherence to the requirements was bitten. Soon the usability of the system could be improved again. Once more the developer made a correction. Once more the clients bit him. When the sequence was repeated twice more, a bystander demanded, “Why do you keep fixing issues when the clients only gratitude is to bite you?”
“It is the nature of clients to bite.”, replied the developer. “And it is the nature of developers to produce quality software whenever they can.”
