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The Farmer's Donkey

  • 30-01-2003 4:43pm
    #1
    John2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 646 ✭✭✭


    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
    the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just
    wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his neighbors to
    come over and help him. They each 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 the well, and was astonished at what he saw.

    As every shovel of dirt hit his back, the donkey 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 a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was
    amazed, as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off.

    The Moral: 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 stepping stone. 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:
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

    O.K., that's enough of that bullsh1t...

    The donkey later came back, caught the farmer out in the field and kicked
    the sh1t out of him. Then he went over to each of his neighbors farms and
    kicked the sh1t out of them too for helping.

    The REAL Moral:

    When you try to cover your ass, it ALWAYS comes back to get you.


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