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 neighbors to come over and help him. They each grabbed a
shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. Realizing what was happening,
the donkey at first cried and wailed horribly. Then, a few shovel full
later, he quieted down completely. The farmer peered down into the well, and
was astounded by what he saw.
With every shovel full of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing
something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up on the new layer
of dirt. 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, the donkey
stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off, to the shock and
astonishment of all the neighbors!
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!
Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
Free your heart from hatred.
Free your mind from worries.
Live simply.
Give more.
Expect less.
Finally, the donkey kicked the living shit out of the guy that tried to bury
him. Which brings me the other moral of this story: When you try to cover
your ass, it always comes back and gets you.