#021 THE DONKEY AND THE WELL


A donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. 

Finally, After trying different ways to help the animal unsuccessfully and without a clear idea, 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 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.


Comments

  1. Nicole N24 May 2017 at 22:10

    I've always thought that behind every problem there's a solution.. but there's something very important and it's that behind every problem there's also an opportunity. An opportunity to learn from our mistakes and this should inspire confidence in ourselves to face such problems... The little donkey did it and it's a clearly example of perseverance :)

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    1. Anonymous25 May 2017 at 10:03

      Yep, even if we face death, as in this story. Never surrender!

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  2. Unknown30 May 2018 at 16:52

    I think troubles will be whit u always but if you've patient and perseverance you can do it everything because mistakes teach us how we should do that exercise, that business, that exam or whatever you should say thanks when life put you obstacles because you will learn a new skill, I will think of donkey when I've problems ;)

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    1. Anonymous9 June 2018 at 08:04

      Yup, being perseverant and having patience are crucial to overcome any trouble.
      Problem will appear in our lives but we have to learn how to deal with them.

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    3. Anonymous15 September 2018 at 13:06

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  3. Unknown10 June 2018 at 16:28

    In life there are always obstacles that are difficult to overcome,
    that, like the donkey, we must defeat them without any impediment, coming out unbeaten and with the desire to keep going,
    with nothing to stop our progress; every bad experience
    that destiny gives us, it leaves us a lesson in effort
    to be applied in the passing of our life, since
    the experiences, the failures, the defeats will always be
    to give us a new perspective on how we can
    improve in all aspects
    Thanks you very much ;)

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    1. Anonymous10 July 2018 at 18:07

      Thank you Jorge, great way of seeing life, I can see you understood the point of this reflection, we need to have a clear panorama about good and bad things that are part of life, in fact that is the essence of it.

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  4. Unknown25 September 2018 at 21:09

    I agree with the message of the history, because many times we think that our problems drove us, but everything depends how we face it and converted them in opportunities to improve. What the rescue of the history is that there should not be given for deaths, for more difficult that pair the problems, it is always possible to find a way to overcome them. Ibeth

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  5. Jorge chavez neyra27 October 2018 at 15:49

    I thinks its very important never given up .I look at the lection that the donkey show me how important is the perseverance ,he didn't resign to stay in the well .Everyone have many troubles but just depend of us to overcome them because in the life there are always troubles, we must have enough will to face the troubles .I also think is important to get experience from the troubles because you can learn about them .

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  6. Unknown30 November 2018 at 20:40

    First, the most important thing in the life is the perseverance. A persevering person is characterized by knowing how to pursue his objectives with dedication, finish what he has started, maintain concentration, work with perseverance and try again to improve the method if it fails.
    In general, they are optimistic, have high self-esteem and a high capacity for self-control and self-discipline. Finally in my opinion during the life you learn many things, that a future will help you.
    Diana Gamarra
    Intermediate 03 - San Miguel

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  7. Alejandro osorio14 July 2019 at 15:39

    In my book the story is very interesting and shows us that despite the fact that problems and situations get worse we always have to get ahead and not give up, we have to shake off the problems
    there is always a reason to keep fighting, just find one
    Osorio Alejandro

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