One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, he decided the animal was old, that the well needed to be covered anyway, and that it just wasn’t worth retrieving the donkey. So he invited all his neighbours 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.
Several shovels full of dirt later, the farmer looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw. With every 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 neighbours 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 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.
~ Author unknown
Evan I love this story….it is a real metaphor for life..how often do we, as humans fall into the pit and watch the rocks and soil falling in on top of us and stand there helplessly waiting for someone else to pull us out? Let’s use the rocks and dirt to get ourselves out – listening with every step (stumble) to God’s direction……Wonderful!