Two men were planting seeds when a bee began to haunt them. One of them, without thinking, slapped the air and killed her.
-What have you done? The other chided, "you have killed a bee, it is a life like yours and mine."
"But I was about to get stung and you know I'm allergic."
"You still shouldn't have killed her, she was a living being."
"Yeah, but I was going to get stung, I've already told you."
They were in that discussion when they decided to visit a wise man who lived nearby to see which of them was right.
As they walked home, a neighbor who had witnessed the whole discussion joined them and wanted to know the outcome of the discussion.
"Wise man, my friend has killed a bee for fear of being stung and I have replied that he should not do it, because it is still a life, I think he has acted badly, what do you think?"
The sage meditated for a few seconds:
"Yes, it's true, you're right."
His partner, surprised, could not contain himself and protested.
-Than! How are you right? If I hadn't killed the bee and it had stung me, the life that would have been in danger would be mine.
The sage was silent again and, after a few moments, replied:
"Yes, it's true, you're right."
The neighbor, who until then had said nothing, surprised by the response, also intervened in the discussion:
—How is it possible that both are right if their approaches are contrary?
The sage meditated again for a few moments:
"Yes, it is true, you are also right."