The
Farmer and the Donkey
One day
a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously
for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally,
he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered
up anyway. He reckoned it just wasn't worth the effort to retrieve
the donkey.
So, he invited all
his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel
and began to shovel dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey
realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's
amazement he quieted down.
A few shovel loads
later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished
at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the
donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and
take a step up. As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel
dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step
up.
Pretty soon, everyone
was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well
and happily trotted off!
Life is going to shovel
dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the
well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles
is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just
by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step
up!
Remember the five simple
rules to be happy:
- Free your heart
from hatred.
- Free your mind
from worries.
- Live simply.
- Give more.
- Expect less
Oh, and one other thing....
The donkey later came
back kicked the crap out of the farmer who had tried to bury him.
Which brings me to another moral of this story: If you try to
cover your ass, it always comes back get you.
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