One day, a farmer's donkey fell down into an unused well. The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. The animal was old, and the well needed to be filled up. So the farmer decided that it just wasn't worth it to rescue the donkey.
He invited all his neighbors to help him fill up the well. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey cried horribly. Then, he slowly quietened down.
As the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought struck him. Every time a load of dirt landed on his back, he decided to shake it off and step up!
This he did, blow after blow. "Shake it off and step up, shake it off and step up, shake it off and step up!" he repeated to encourage himself. The old donkey kept shaking it off and stepping up! It wasn't long before he stepped over the wall of that well! What seemed like it would have buried him, actually benefited him. This was all because of the manner in which he handled his challenge.
Moral of the story:- If we face our problems and deal with them positively, the problems that come to bury us can benefit us and lift us up!
Thank you for reading!
He invited all his neighbors to help him fill up the well. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey cried horribly. Then, he slowly quietened down.
As the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought struck him. Every time a load of dirt landed on his back, he decided to shake it off and step up!
This he did, blow after blow. "Shake it off and step up, shake it off and step up, shake it off and step up!" he repeated to encourage himself. The old donkey kept shaking it off and stepping up! It wasn't long before he stepped over the wall of that well! What seemed like it would have buried him, actually benefited him. This was all because of the manner in which he handled his challenge.
Moral of the story:- If we face our problems and deal with them positively, the problems that come to bury us can benefit us and lift us up!
Thank you for reading!