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!
MORAL:
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.
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.
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