I received this the other day and I thought it would be good to share:
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 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 
finally 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.
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 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 - Forgive.
Free your mind from worries - Most 
never happen.
Live simply and appreciate what you 
have.   Give more.  Expect less  
NOW .......
Enough of that crap. The donkey 
later 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 FROM TODAY'S 
LESSON: 
When you do something wrong, and 
try to cover your ass, it always comes 
back to bite you.  
      
      
Unknown "Cute Rosy Cheeks" Wild
       - 17 years, 6 months, 22 days ago