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; it
just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
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 - Forgive.
Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.
Live simply and appreciate what you have.
Give more.
Expect less.
NOW
............
Enough of that... 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
of today's lesson:
When you do something wrong, and try to cover
your ass, it always comes back to bite you in
the butt.