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I know, you’re thinking what the….??? Well, read on my friends, and I think you will understand. If not, leave a comment! I’m not sure who the source of this is, as I received it in my e-mail with about a hundred forwards and no attribution. If you happen to be the original author, by all means let me know, and I will give you credit. Ok, without further ado:

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 all 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.

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 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 happily trotted off!

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 steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just
by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

NOW …………

The donkey later came back, and bit the farmer who
had tried to bury him. The gash from the bite got
infected and the farmer eventually died in agony
from septic shock.

MORAL FROM TODAY’S LESSON:

When you do something wrong, and try to cover your ass, it always comes back to bite you.

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