Guest guest Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Dear All, Author unknown. Namskaram for the unknown soul for making us think. The Mule Who Fell in a Well A farmer owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule 'braying' - or whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his neighbors together and told them what had happened... and enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery. Initially, the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back... a thought struck him (as if mules could think). It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back, he could shake it off and step up! This he did, blow after blow. " Shake it off and step up... shake it off and step up... shake it off and step up, " he repeated to encourage himself. No matter how painful the blows, or distressing the situation, the old mule fought " panic " and just kept right on shaking it off and stepping up. It wasn't long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, stepped triumphantly out of the well onto solid ground. What seemed like it would bury him, actually blessed him... all because of the manner in which he chose to handle his adversity. Regards and prayers Savitri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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