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VadFarkas -> RE: Photo of the Day (3/5/2008 5:46:06 AM)
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Today's photo and story is especially for GeedyTop One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well that the farmer had
accidentally left uncovered. 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, so 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 steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells
just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
Now, most people think that's the end, but it isn't.
The donkey later came back and bit the shit out of 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.
So the real moral from today's lesson?
When you do something wrong and try to cover your ass, it always comes
back to bite you.
http://www.ringofsteel.net/images/pod.jpg
When possible, I change the photo on a daily basis, so you can't go back.
You can click the link for archived photos, they are in order of their posting.
http://tinyurl.com/2snll4
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