Stepping stone

One day, a farmer’s donkey fell into a well. For hours he tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he thought that the animal was old, and well needed to be covered any way; it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited others to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realised what was happening and cried. 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. As the farmer’s neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Soon everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

Just the same way remember we all are constantly hitting the roller coaster of life, and life is definitely going to shovel dirt on us, all kind of dirt with various intensities. It’s up to us to turn it to a stepping stone.