A MAN AND HIS DONKEY
One a Friday morning, a farmer's donkey fell down into an empty well. The animal cried pitifully for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do to bring him out but couldn't think of any. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyways to avoid accident as human or another animal might fall into it again; it just doesn't worth it to retrieve the donkey since it was old. He invited his neighbors who are fit and able bodied to come over and help him in covering the well. Each of them grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well where the horse fell.
At first, the donkey cried bitterly realising what happened. To my greatest surprise, he quieted down. After a while of intensive work, the farmer looked down the well to check how far they have worked. He was shocked by what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step up so as to get out of the well. Isn't that amazing?
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal in the well, he continued shaking it off and taking a step up the dirt. After a while, the donkey stepped out of the well and went happily.
MORAL :
Life is going to shovel dirt on you in form of embarrassment, threat or even intimidation. The trick to getting out of the well(problems and challenges of life) is to shake dirt off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone to greatness if the situation can be well managed and utilized. We can get out of the deepest well just by not quitting, never giving up, doing your best and striving hard! Shake it off and take a step up.