I first got this in an email. I was thinking about it today and thought I would share. Enjoy
Shake it off and take a step up
One day a farmer's donkey fell into an abandoned 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; so it just wasn't worth it to him to try to retrieve the donkey.He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They each grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. Realising what was happening, the donkey at first cried and wailed horribly. Then, a few shovelfuls later, he quieted down completely.
The farmer peered down into the well, and was astounded by what he saw. With every shovelful of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing some thing amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up on the new layer of dirt. 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, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off, to the shock and astonishment of all the neighbours. Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to not let it bury you, but 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!
And finally, the donkey gave the farmer who tried to bury him a good kicking. Which brings me to another moral for this story - When you try to cover your ass, it always comes back and gets you.
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7 comments:
:-) So, I suppose I need to shake it off and step up.
If we apply the entire moral, we also need to learn to Kick Ass. What do you think? :)
Love this! I shared it with some AA friends as kind of a new take on one day at a time.
Thanks, Ruth!
Glad it can help.
Good point, though more difficult to accomplish, I think.
Hi Ruth,
Love this story! Very funny and a great lesson too. And I liked your replies to my latest blog post. Right on the money. Talk to you soon.
Blessings,
Judy
Laurel, I agree. Should be interesting learning.
Judy, thanks. I appreciate you stopping by here.
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