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 animalwas 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!
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