One day a farmer's donkey
fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried
to determine what to do. Eventually he decided the animal was old, that the
well needed to be covered anyway and that it just wasn't worth retrieving the
donkey. So he called on his neighbours to come over and help him. Each of them
grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realised what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's surprise, he quietened 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.
As the farmer's neighbours 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 raced off!
Learning Point:
At first, the donkey realised what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's surprise, he quietened 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.
As the farmer's neighbours 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 raced off!
Learning Point:
Life is going to shovel dirt
on you – all kinds of dirt. The key to getting out of the well is to shake it
off and take a step up.
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