A STORY ABOUT SUCCESS

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 was dry and needed
to be
covered up anyway it just wasn't
worth it to
retrieve the donkey. He invited all
his
neighbours to come over and help
him. They all
grabbed a shovel and began to
shovel dirt
into the well. At first, the donkey
realised
what was happening and cried
horribly. Then,
to everyone's amazement he
quiet 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 neighbours
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!
KNOW THIS;
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 wells just by not
stopping, never
giving up! Shake it off and take a
step up.....