A Farmer's Donkey - A Parable

This is a simple parable but the moral of the story is very meaningful, and more complex. Perhaps that is what makes it a beautiful parable.

One day a farmer’s donkey fell into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the donkey was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey. So he grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.

The animal realized what was happening and cried even more piteously. Then, to the farmer’s amazement, he quietened down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into the well and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer continued to shovel dirt into the well and onto the animal, the donkey continued to shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, the donkey was able to step over the edge of the well and trotted off!

Moral of the story:

We are going to face all sorts of problems and hardships in life. We can either succumb and give up, let the problems overwhelm us or we can use them as stepping stones, and learning opportunities. We can get out of the most difficult situations and rise above them just by not stopping, never giving up!

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