The Farmer's Donkey....
One day a farmer's donkey fell into an abandoned well. The animal
cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, he decided the animal was too old and the well needed to
be covered up anyway; so it just wasn't worth it to him to try 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.
Realizing what was happening, the donkey at first cried and wailed
horribly. Then, a few shovelfuls later, he quieted down completely.
The farmer peered down into the well, and was astounded by what
he saw. With every shovelful of dirt that hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step up on the
new layer of dirt.
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, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted
off, to the shock and astonishment of everyone.
The Moral: Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt.
The trick to getting out of the well is to stop wailing, and not let the dirt bury you, but 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.
By the way, after he calmed down, the donkey kicked the shit out
of the
farmer who tried to bury him, which brings us to the second moral of this story: When you try to cover your
ass, it will always come back to get you.
