THE DONKEY IN THE WELL

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THE DONKEY IN THE WELL

 

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.yours

too… Finally he decided since the animal was old, and the well needed

to be covered up anyway, it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the

donkey. So, the farmer invited all his neighbors to come over and help

him. They all grabbed shovels, and began to shovel dirt into the well.All

the other farm animals were very upset about this, because the donkey

was their friend. But they discovered there was nothing they could do

to help him. At first, when the donkey realized what was happening, he

cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down. A few

shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well, and was

astonished at what he saw.With every shovel of dirt that hit

his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it

off, and take a step up on the dirt as it piled 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!MORAL:

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. But each

trouble can be a stepping stone. What happens to you isn't nearly as

important as how you react to it. We can get out of the deepest wells

just by not giving up!Shake it off, and take a step up!

-- OM  GURU  NATHASAI  GURU  NATHA