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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: loyalduke on May 31, 2007, 18:51:01
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The Donkey
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was
>astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the
>donkey was doing something amazing.
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>He would shake it off and take a step up.
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>As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal,
>he would shake it off and take a step up.
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>Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of
>the well and happily trotted off!
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>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 stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by
>not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
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>Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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> >> Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
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> >> Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.
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> >> Live simply and appreciate what you have.
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> >>
>Give more.
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> >> Expect less
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>NOW ............
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>The ending....The donkey later came back, and bit the farmer who had
>tried to bury him.
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>The gash from the bite got infected and the farmer eventually died in
>agony from septic shock.
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>They buried him in the well.
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>MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON:
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>When you do something wrong, and try to cover your ass, it always comes
>back to bite you.
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>You have two choices...smile and close this page, or pass this along to
>someone else to spread the fun
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I think there's something we can all learn from that tale.