The Story of Donkey

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One day an Elder's donkey fell down into a deep hole. The animal

cried for hours as the Elder tried to figure out what to do.

Finally, he decided the animal was old and the hole needed to be

covered up anyway. It just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his friends from the village to come over and help him

fill the hole. They all 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 minutes later, the Elder finally looked down the hole and was

astonished at what he saw.

With every handful of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing

something amazing! He would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty

soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of

the hole and trotted off!

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 holes just by not stopping and never

giving up! All we have to do is shake it off and take a step up.