DONKEY PHILOSOPHY

 

 

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 each 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

  looked down the well, and was astonished at what he saw. As every shovel of

  dirt hit his back, the donkey did 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 trotted off!

 

 

The Moral... Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick

  to getting out of a hole 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 holes just by not

  stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up! Remember the five

  simple rules to be happy:

 

 

  Free your heart from hatred.

  Free your mind from worries.

  Live simply.

  Give more.

  Expect less.

 

 

O.K., that's enough of that B.S... The donkey later came back, caught the farmer

  out in the field and kicked the crap out of him. Then he went over to each of

  his neighbors farms and kicked the crap out of them too for helping. The REAL

  Moral to the Story... When you try to cover your ass, it always comes back to

  get you