The Farmer And His Time Honored Donkey

Dear loving people,

Are you one of those who are overloaded with problems? Are you surrendering to problems just because anything you touch seems to aggravate your already too bad situation? Join me as I adapt this story from an unknown author to seek a possible way out…

One day, a farmer's donkey fell down into a dry well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. He was certain that the situation had come to add to his unending chain of problems.

Finally, he decided the animal was too old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey especially as it was going to cost him much in terms of resources.

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!

Now! In life, you certainly have goals you want to achieve and you are certain that part of your success depends on external factors; your job, your business, your friends, your family, the economy, and so on. As you move up the ladder, life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt: Your friends will abandon you; your spouse will think you’ve gone crazy, partners will let you down, the economy might never get better, and you will fail over and over in your business.

There are times in life when it seems as though we are that donkey.  Trapped and feeling as though life is trying to bury us.  Don’t go under, but continue to find a way to overcome your challenges one at a time until you too emerge victorious.

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.

Stopping along the way or giving up because of the plethora of difficulties you are certain to face is an escapist tendency inherent in the failure-prone personality. Such people, apart from ending up as professional complainers, seldom ever fine the route to happiness. Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1.      Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.

2.    Free your mind from worries - Most never happens.

3.    Live simply and appreciate what you have.

4.    Give more.

5.     Expect less from people but more from God.

You have two choices... smile and correct course, or wave this aside as petti business and remain in your well because you would have learned nothing