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a moral little tale for Thursday :-)

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Bobbisox | 08:18 Thu 01st Sep 2011 | ChatterBank
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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.



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 neighbours 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. He was astonished at what he saw. 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 neighbours 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 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:

Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.


Free your mind from worries - Most "worries" never actually happen.


Live simply and appreciate what you have.


Give more.


Expect less
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Or just shoot the donkey!
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awww No, he was able to trot off RATTER...lol
But all that shovelling!!!!!!
Don't you just hate these twee tales with an intended message?
<shudder>
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arh but the farmer had help...haha
If the Donkey had an erection he coud have Pole-vaulted out of that well Bobbie !! lol
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actually OG I quite like them :-)
trust you red..hahahah
I'm with you OG. Try some Kant next time Bobbi!
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and Kant is???
"and Kant is???"

a real pissant
Who was very rarely stable....
Kant was a German philosopher from Königsberg!!!!
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too OTT for me, this Kant thingy, bin it ED :-)
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sounds like a posh swear word to me :-))))
"a real pissant
Who was very rarely stable...."

We'd also accept a Nietzsche or even some Adorno.
kant is down on the south coast init :)
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wouldn't binning this be better than blinding me with science and big words...LOL
Good job it wasn't raining down the well.
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Kanterbury springs to mind as well lol

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