This
parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into
the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule praying or whatever mules
do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation,
the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule
nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his
neighbors together, told them what had happened, and enlisted them to
help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his
misery.
Initially the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer and his
neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought
struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of
dirt landed on his back, HE WOULD SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP!
This he did, blow after blow. “Shake it off and step up…shake it off
and step up…shake it off and step up!” He repeated to encourage
himself. No matter how painful the blows, or how distressing the
situation seemed, the old mule fought panic and just kept right on
SHAKING IT OFF AND STEPPING UP!
It wasn’t long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, stepped
triumphantly over the wall of that well! What seemed like it would bury
him actually helped him . . . all because of the manner in which he
handled his adversity.
THAT’S LIFE! If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity.
parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into
the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule praying or whatever mules
do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation,
the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule
nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his
neighbors together, told them what had happened, and enlisted them to
help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his
misery.
Initially the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer and his
neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought
struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of
dirt landed on his back, HE WOULD SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP!
This he did, blow after blow. “Shake it off and step up…shake it off
and step up…shake it off and step up!” He repeated to encourage
himself. No matter how painful the blows, or how distressing the
situation seemed, the old mule fought panic and just kept right on
SHAKING IT OFF AND STEPPING UP!
It wasn’t long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, stepped
triumphantly over the wall of that well! What seemed like it would bury
him actually helped him . . . all because of the manner in which he
handled his adversity.
THAT’S LIFE! If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity.
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