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 each 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 looked down the well, and was astonished at what
he saw.
As every shovel of dirt hit his back, the donkey did 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 trotted off.
The 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 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:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
O.K., that's enough of that Bull! The donkey later came back,
caught the farmer out in the field and kicked the living daylight out of him.
Then he went over to each of his neighbors farms and kicked the daylight out of
those as* holes for helping.
The REAL Moral:
When you try to cover your as* , it always comes back to get you.
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