The Farmer's Donkey: A Fable for Our Time
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as
the farmer tried to figure out a way to get him out. Finally he decided it was probably
impossible and the animal was old and the well was dry anyway, so it just wasn't worth it
to try and retrieve the donkey. So the farmer asked his neighbors to come over and help
him cover up the well. They all grabbed shovels and began to shovel dirt into the well.
At first, when the donkey realized what was happening he cried horribly. Then, to
everyone's amazement, he quieted down and let out some happy brays. A few shovel loads
later, the farmer looked down the well to see what was happening and was astonished at
what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was shaking it off
and taking a step up. (Shifting)
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he continued to
shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, to everyone's amazement, the donkey stepped
up over the edge of the well and trotted off!
Moral: Life is going to shovel dirt on you. The trick to getting out of the well is to
shake it off and take a step up. Every adversity can be turned into a stepping stone. The
way to get out of the deepest well is by never giving up but by shaking yourself off and
taking a step up.
What happens to you isn't nearly as important as how you react to it.
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