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Apr 26, 2007, 12:17 AM
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One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tr ied 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. 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 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 happily trotted off! Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well i! s 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. Remember the five simple rules to be happy: Free your heart from hatred - Forgive. Free your mind from worries - Most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less. NOW ............ Enough of that crap . .. The donkey later came back, and bit the farmer who had tried to bury him. The gash from the bite got infected and the farmer eventually died in agony from septic shock. MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON: When you do something wrong, and try to cover your ***, it always comes back to bite you.
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Apr 26, 2007, 12:28 AM
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Apr 26, 2007, 12:30 AM
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 I hope the donkey threw the mean old farmer's dead *** in the well. 
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Apr 26, 2007, 12:52 AM
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 I'll have to ask him. If he didn't, I'll help him!
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Apr 26, 2007, 12:54 AM
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Glad you liked it!
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Apr 26, 2007, 11:23 AM
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I'd heard that before and today I really needed to hear that....thanks for sharing that.
Jbug
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Apr 26, 2007, 01:31 PM
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I'm glad that it helped, Jannie! Guess it's another way of saying that "what goes around, comes around."
 I'm still shaking the dirt off my back and taking a step up! 
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Apr 27, 2007, 12:56 PM
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 Love it, thanks.
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Apr 27, 2007, 04:09 PM
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Just keep climbing!
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