> 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. A few shovel loads later, the
farmer
> finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw.
> With every 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 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 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!
> Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
> 1. Free your heart from hatred.
> 2. Free your mind from worries.
> 3. Live simply.
> 4. Give more.
> 5. Expect less.
>
>
>

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