November 04, 2008

something to learn from....

Got this small story in a mail....liked it very much and thought of sharing it with u guys :)

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!
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MORAL :
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 steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

11 comments:

Ratzzz said...

hi Pri... delurking myself due to your previous post...

just to say u that, that just like me there are whole loads of folks out there reading ur posts, subscribing them, following them or just blog hopping... and stopping something u are good @ is not worth , just because of some idiotic anonymous jerk..

and on a lighter note- Anony-MOUSE.. damn i am a rat.. is he/she by any chance related to me?? Cheers... keep Blogging...

Vinz said...

motivational enough..!!

thnx for sharing..!!

:)

Anonymous said...

yes just shake it off and move

Pri said...

@ the rat
thanks for the encouragement....anonymous identities cause nothing but confusion and its always better and far more encouraging to leave ur true identity behind :)

@ vinz aka vinu
im glad u liked it...
we all need to remember that life is too short and too sorry to spend crying and especially with no fault of yours :)

@ chriz
eggjactly! :D
after reading this story, my respect for donkeys has increased...haha

Keshi said...

great story!

yes sometimes we r bogged deep down in dirt but it takes true character to admit it and work on getting out.

*HUGZ*

Keshi.

Unknown said...

inspiring..:)
refreshing:)
clenasing:)

Anonymous said...

Inspiring and motivating!!!

aditi said...

Brilliant loved it:)

Pavi!!!! said...

gr8 to see u inspired n inspiring others Dr pri :)

Keshi said...

Pri Im so glad ur bak! I wont ask abt the 'annoying anon' cos u said not to ask abt em, but where is ur Story that we were building?

also, dun give a damn abt faceless cowards...and dun let em decide ur fate in Blogville. Keep writing.

*HUGZ*

Keshi.

Anonymous said...

Thats the spirit Pri..Im really happy that you are back..even though you may not find my comment on your every post...I must say this is the one blog I keep visiting again and again :)..so you can imagine how shocked I was to see the "goodbye" post all of a sudden...
From the way you have put it,it looks like some virus which made you to almost stop blogging !! :D
Anyway,as they say Pri,"you should be like a mirror,which does its job even after being broken to pieces"...So don't let anything dampen your spirits!
all your blogger friends are with you!!
Waiting for your next post(I will suggest you put back "storytime-4")

PS: Nice story!