The Donkey Story
One day, a farmer's donkey fell down into an old abandoned well. The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was just too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway. It just wasn't worth it to try to retrieve the donkey.
So, he invited all of his
neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began
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 shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into 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 step up. As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!
The moral of the story? 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 just step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping and never giving up. Learn to shake it off and step up!
We always have a choice. We can focus on the dirt or shake it off and step up.
It is time to focus on stepping up!
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