Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 LOL, a and Pat! I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Morals > > 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 all 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 finally looked down the well. He was > astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the > donkey was doing 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 amazed as > the donkey stepped up 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 well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles > is a steppingstone. 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 - Forgive. > > 2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happen. > > 3. Live simply and appreciate what you have. > > 4. Give more. > > 5. Expect less > > NOW -------- > > Enough of that crap . . . > > The donkey later came back and bit the shit out of the farmer who had tried > to bury him. The gash from the bite got infected, and the farmer eventually > died in agony from septic shock. > > MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON: > > When you do something wrong and try to cover your ass, it always comes back > to bite you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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