
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 each 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 looked down the well, and was
astonished at what he saw.
As every shovel of dirt hit his back, the
donkey did 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 astonished, as the donkey
stepped up
over the edge of the well and trotted off.


The Moral:
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 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:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

O.K., that's enough of that B.S. ...
The donkey later came back,
caught the farmer out in the field and
kicked the crap out of him.

Then he went over to each of his neighbors
farms
and kicked the crap out of them too for helping!


The REAL Moral:
When you try to cover your ass, it always comes back to
get you!!
