Donkey in well;

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:
1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less
NOW --------
Enough of that . . .
The donkey later came back and bit a hunk out of 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 donkey, it
always comes back to bite you.


Good for thought,
Sidney
Edited to remove by line as it wasn't original.

This message was edited Mar 31, 2005 9:11 AM