Saturday, 12 February 2011

''I can only rise every time I fall''

I would like to share one of the parables ' Donkey in the well ' as it is learning lesson to face life for success in most difficult times. 

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 every one's amazement, he quietened down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally 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 were 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.

I feel this story is applicable in every walk of my life, whether dealing with people, at personal, social or professional level. 
Every time I fail I should shift my failure from my thoughts to my legs and step on it further and further without looking back only to aim and achieve.
''I can only rise every time I fall''

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