FARME'S DONKEY

One day a farmer's donkey fell down in to a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided 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 in to the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quiet 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 off and take a  step up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake 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 us, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the wells is to shake off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest shake it off and take a step up.