The Parable of the Donkey

**Fearnest** · 1st February 07, 07:59 AM

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into an abandoned 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 the money and effort it would take to retrieve the donkey. He grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.

At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly Then 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 continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.

Pretty soon, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

THE MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON:

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. Shake it off and take a step up.

Ah, but 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.

THE REAL MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON:

When something goes wrong and you try to cover your ***, it always comes back to bite you.

**nixphotography** · 1st February 07, 08:34 AM

Thats cute. Theres always two sides to every story.

**Livingston** · 1st February 07, 11:25 AM

Sitting here at work, eating lunch, and you have to post that

Good thing I swallowed before getting to the final punch line.

**Balaamsass51** · 1st February 07, 02:53 PM

Always glad to hear about one of my cousins.

Matt

**corbinj** · 2nd February 07, 09:18 AM

This is true. and worth repeating.

**McMurdo** · 2nd February 07, 09:21 AM

nice, thanks.

**Tattoo Bradley** · 2nd February 07, 10:05 AM

HAHA! That was great.

**TimC** · 2nd February 07, 12:10 PM

NICE! And so true ;-)

-Tim

**possingk** · 2nd February 07, 12:40 PM

You really summed up my week quite well, and made me smile in the process. Many thanks.

**Fearnest** · 3rd February 07, 06:05 AM

Originally Posted by Livingston

Sitting here at work, eating lunch, and you have to post that

Good thing I swallowed before getting to the final punch line.

I always have to be concerned with that when I'm with people - need to watch who's chewing or swilling brew (caffeinated or alcoholic), especially if I'm in the "Death Seat."