Dis parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule.D mule fell into d farmer’s well.D farmer heard d mule praying or watever mules do when dey fall into wells. After carefully assessing d situation,d farmer sympathized wit d mule,but decided dat neither d mule nor d well was worth d trouble of saving.Instead,he called his neighbors together,told them wat had happened,& enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury d old mule in d well & put him out of his misery. Initially d old mule was hysterical!But as d farmer & his neighbors continued shoveling & d dirt hit his back,a thought struck him.It suddenly dawned on him dat every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back,HE WOULD SHAKE IT OFF & STEP UP! Dis he did,blow after blow.“Shake it off & step up…shake it off & step up…shake it off & step up!”He repeated to encourage himself.No matter how painful d blows,or how distressing d situation seemed,d old mule fought panic & just kept right on SHAKING IT OFF & STEPPING UP! It wasn’t long b4 d old mule,battered & exhausted,stepped triumphantly over d wall of dat well! Wat seemed like it would bury him actually helped him . . . all bcos of d manner in wich he handled his adversity. DAT’S LIFE! If we face our problems & respond to them positively,& refuse to give in to panic,bitterness,or self-pity.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 19:54:17 +0000
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