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Posted by Coram on 10/30/2007, 9:08 am Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the He invited all his neighbors to come over and A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds Remember the five simple rules to be happy: Free your heart from hatred - Forgive. Free your mind from worries - Most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Expect less. Enough of that crap. The donkey later came back, the farmer eventually died in agony from septic shock. MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON: When you do something wrong, and try to cover
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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.
well needed to be covered up anyway;
it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
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.
looked down the well. He was astonished at what
he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his
back, the donkey was doing something amazing.
He would shake it off and take a step up.
dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it
off and take a step up.
stepped up over the edge of the well and
happily trotted off!
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.
Give more.
NOW ............
and bit the farmer who had tried to bury him.
The gash from the bite got infected and
your ass, it always comes back to bite you.
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