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 neighbors 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.
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 neighbors 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!
MORAL :
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.
Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred – Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries – Most never happens.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less from people but more from yourself.
You have two choices… smile and close this page,
or pass this along to someone else to share the lesson.
The Story of Minnesota
Minnesota became the 32nd state on May 11, 1858 and was originally settled by a lost tribe of Norwegians seeking refuge from the searing heat of Wisconsin ‘s winters.
Minnesota gets its name from the Sioux Indian word “mah-nee-soo-tah”, meaning, “No, really… They eat fish soaked in lye”.
The state song of Minnesota is “Someday the Vikings will… Aw, never mind”.
The Mall of America in Bloomington , Minnesota covers 9.5 million square feet and has enough space to hold 185,000 idiot teenagers yapping away on cell phones.
Madison , Minnesota is known as “the lutefisk capital of the world”. Avoid this city at all costs.
“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” was set in Minneapolis , Minnesota , and was Mary’s first real acting job since leaving the “Dick van Dyke Show. The show about a single woman’s struggle to find happiness in the big city was originally titled “Life Without Dick”, but that was changed for some reason.
Downtown Minneapolis has an enclosed skyway system covering 52 blocks, allowing people to live, work, eat, and sleep without ever going outside. The only downside to this is that a Norwegian occasionally turns up missing.
Cartoonist Charles M. Shultz was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in St. Paul . He was the only artist to accurately depict the perfectly circular heads of Minnesota natives.
The Hormel Company of Austin , Minnesota produces 6 million cans of Spam a year, even though no one actually eats it. Spam is a prized food in Japan & Hawaii–Spam sushi!!
Minnesota license plates are blue & white and contain the phrase “Blizzards on the 4th of July – you get used to it.”
Frank C. Mars, founder of the Mars Candy Co. Was born in Newport , Minnesota . His 3 Musketeers candy bar originally contained three bars in one wrapper, each filled with a different flavor of nougat – chocolate, Spam and lutefisk.
Tonka trucks continue to be manufactured in Minnetonka, Minnesota , despite the thousands of GI Joe dolls killed by them annually in rollover accidents. No airbags, no seat belts. These things are deathtraps, I tell ya!
Author Laura Ingalls Wilder was raised at Walnut Grove, Minnesota , and was famous for writing the “Little House” series of books, as well as inventing the “Spam diet” which consists of looking at a plate of Spam until you lose your appetite. Much like the “lutefisk diet”.
The snowmobile was invented in Roseau, Minnesota so as to allow families a means of attending 4th of July picnics.
Minnesotans are almost indistinguishable from Wisconsinites. The only way to tell them apart is to ask if they voted for Mondale in ’84.
Now… it’s up to you to copy this and forward to all your friends. If one of them does not forward it to others, he/she will be given an entrance pin to attend the Eelpout Festival in Walker, MN , February 17-19 2012.
—– Cold is a relative thing
65°
Arizonans turn on the heat.
People in Minnesota plant gardens.
60°
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Minnesota sunbathe.
50°
Italian & English cars won’t start.
People in Minnesota drive with the windows down.
40°
Georgians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats.
People in Minnesota throw on a flannel shirt.
35°
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Minnesota have the last cookout before it gets cold.
20°
People in Miami all die.
Minnesotans close their windows.
0°
Californians fly away to Mexico.
People in Minnesota get out their winter coats.
10° below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Minnesota are selling cookies door to door.
20° below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air. (Ya think? Nah.).
People in Minnesota let their dogs sleep indoors.
30° below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Minnesotans get upset because they can’t start the snowmobile.
40° below zero:
ALL atomic motion stops.
People in Minnesota start saying…”Cold enough for ya?”
50° below zero:
Hell freezes over.
Minnesota public schools will open 2 hours late.
60° below zero: The world has ended.
Minnesotans are happy because they got their snowmobiles started and there is more places to ride.
“Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don’t, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said that it’d be easy; they just promised it’d be worth it.”
Author – Unknown