Donkey Parable

[Joe Guy]

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.

Finally, he decided that the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; so it just wasn't going to be worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all of his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and begain to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down.

A few shovels later, the farmer finally looked down into the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit the donkey's back, he would do something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take another step up.

Pretty soon everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off, and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

REMEMBER THE FIVE SIMPLE RULES TO BE HAPPY:

Free your heart from hatred and forgive others
Free your mind from worries because most never happen
Live simply and appreciate what you have
Give more
Expect less

Later the donkey came back, and bit the farmer who had tried to bury him. The gash from the bite got infected and the farmer eventually died in agony from septic shock.

MORAL OF THE STORY:

When you do something wrong and try to cover your ass, it always comes back to bite you.

[MajGenl.Meade]