Donkey's Story

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,
so he invited all his neighbors to come over and help him.

They all grabbed a shovel and began shoveling dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly.
Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

Many shovel loads later, the farmer looked into the well. He was
astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back,
the donkey shook it off and took a step up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the
animal, he climbed higher and higher until to the amazement of all,
the donkey jumped 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 predicament you are in is to shake off what could
otherwise bury you and keep stepping up.

Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the
deepest hole just by never giving up! Shake off your fears and take
another step up.

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