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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 and it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
So, he decided to bury 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 slowly he quieted down till nothing more was heard.
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 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 trotted off!
Moral: Having crap shoveled on you is not necessarily a bad thing. As you go through life, crap will always be heaped on you, all kinds of crap from all kinds of people. The trick is to rise above the crap, and not get buried under it. See each shovel as a stepping stone. Keep on climbing, never give up, shake it off, step up to the top!
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