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I would like to share with you another old fable that most of us have read as a child. Here goes the story of The farmer and Old Mule.......
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The Story of The Farmer and The Old Mule
Anonymous
The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule 'braying' - 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 neighbours together and 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 neighbours 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 should 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 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 stepped triumphantly over the wall of that well.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Each one of us has been blessed with great success in life in some form or the other right from the birth. For some, it is perhaps in the form of survival itself against many odds and for some others it is through prosperity and fame. It could be those early steps we walked when we stood up despite many falls we experienced as a toddler, or those difficult poems we memorized at school despite our mistakes and the tantrums of our teachers, or those races we ran and the games we played despite the bruises we had, or those of several accomplishments we managed despite all the obstacles and challenges we experienced.
Disappointment, discouragement, and deterrents are something we all experience as we undertake tasks and move forward with our goals and mission in life. It is perhaps time to look back and see how triumphant we have been thus far, and all that we may have to do the next time we face a disappointment or a discouragement is to say to ourselves is, “Shake it off and step up.”
To your continued success,
With love and prayers,
Siva
I would like to share with you another old fable that most of us have read as a child. Here goes the story of The farmer and Old Mule.......
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Story of The Farmer and The Old Mule
Anonymous
The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule 'braying' - 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 neighbours together and 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 neighbours 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 should 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 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 stepped triumphantly over the wall of that well.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Each one of us has been blessed with great success in life in some form or the other right from the birth. For some, it is perhaps in the form of survival itself against many odds and for some others it is through prosperity and fame. It could be those early steps we walked when we stood up despite many falls we experienced as a toddler, or those difficult poems we memorized at school despite our mistakes and the tantrums of our teachers, or those races we ran and the games we played despite the bruises we had, or those of several accomplishments we managed despite all the obstacles and challenges we experienced.
Disappointment, discouragement, and deterrents are something we all experience as we undertake tasks and move forward with our goals and mission in life. It is perhaps time to look back and see how triumphant we have been thus far, and all that we may have to do the next time we face a disappointment or a discouragement is to say to ourselves is, “Shake it off and step up.”
To your continued success,
With love and prayers,
Siva
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