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!*

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Shake it off, and take a step up! *

 

 

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Arise Awake!

And stop not till the goal is reached.

Swami Vivekananda

 

OM GURU NATHA

SAI GURU NATHA