The donkey's teachings

One day, a farmer's donkey fell into a well. The animal cried loudly for hours, while the farmer tried to do something to get him out. Finally, the farmer decided that the donkey was old and the well was already dry and still needed to be covered; that it really wasn't worth pulling the donkey out of the pit. He invited all his neighbors to help him. They each grabbed a shovel and started throwing dirt into the pit. The donkey realized what was happening and cried terribly loudly. Then, to everyone's surprise, he became silent after a few shovels of dirt. The farmer finally looked down into the well and was amazed at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt, the donkey did something incredible: it shook off the dirt and stepped on top of the dirt. Very quickly, everyone saw surprise how the donkey reached the edge of the well, went over the edge and ran out. Life is going to throw dirt at you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the hole is to shake it off and use it to step up. Each of our problems is a step up. We can get out of the deepest holes if we don't give up.

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