The Farmer & The Donkey
One day a farmer's donkey fell 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;
it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbours 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 neighbours 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 steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by
not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step
up.
The donkey later came back and bit the
farmer who had tried to bury him. The gash from the bite got
infected and the farmer eventually died in agony from septic
shock.
MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON:
When you do something wrong, and try
to cover your ass, it always comes back to bite you.
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Many people set out to look for the forest
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Your first success has been recognising the
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"Imagination
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~ Albert Einstein
