Letter No 57 - When life throws dirt at you
Published by Aditya Jhunjhunwala,
This one is picked up from a whatsapp forward I received a few years ago. I loved it then and it popped up in my Evernote notebook today once again - just when I needed to read it.
That happens.
So, here goes...
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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, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
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 realised 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 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 happily trotted off!
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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.
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Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries - Most worries never actually happen.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less from people but more from yourself.
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Now, you have two choices... smile and close this page, or close your eyes, make this a part of your life, and then pass this along to someone else to share the lesson :-)
And, before you go here is a recipe I really want to try out. Maybe you will try it out before me!
