Face Difficulties Positively
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.
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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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