Shake it Off: Take a Step Up
Each of our Troubles is a Steppingstone
Once there was a farmer who's donkey fell into a well.
The donkey cried for hours on end while the farmer tried to figure out what he should do.
After a while, the farmer decided the donkey was old, and the well needed to be filled in anyway.
He figured it just wasn't worth retrieving the donkey.
The farmer asked all of his neighbors to come over and give him a hand.
Each brought a shovel and started to shovel dirt into the well.
Initially, the donkey let out a terrifying cry.
Then, to the amazemant of everybody, the donkey quieted down.
The farmer looked down the well.
What he saw astonished both him and all the other farmers.
As each shovel of dirt hit the donkey's back, something amazing happened.
The donkey would shake it off and take a step up.
The farmer and his neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the donkey.
With each shovel of dirt landing on his back, the donkey would simply shake it off and take a step up.
After a while, to the amazement of all the farmers, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and joyfully ran off!
Life is going to shovel dirt on us, all kinds of dirt.
The answer to this is to get out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up.
Each of our troubles should be thought of as a steppingstone.
By not stopping, we can get out of the deepest of wells; Never Give Up!
Shake it off and take a step up.
Consider these five simple rules of happiness:
- Forgive - Free your heart from hatred.
- Free your mind of worries.
- Live simply and appreciate the things you have.
- Give more.
- Expect less
Getting Back to the Donkey Story
Remember that farmer who was burying his poor donkey alive?
The donkey came back later that day, kicked the shit out of the farmer, and bit him in the ass.
The donkey bit him so bad that the farmer eventually died in agony.
Shake it Off: Take a Step Up
So then, what's the moral from this lesson?
When you do something wrong and try to cover your ass, it always comes back to bite you.
