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"Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level and beat you with experience"
Unknown www.qnet.com The Mule The Story: One day a farmer's Mule 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 mule. So 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 mule 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 and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the mule 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 mule stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off. The 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 stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not giving up! Shake it off and take a step up! www.qnet.com ~*~ "Father Zeus," said the horse, "I am the most useful animal in the world. Everyone tells me so. But you could make me still more useful" "How?" asked Zeus. "If my legs were longer and thinner," answered the horse. "I could run faster. A long round neck would be more graceful. And would it not be better if the saddle grew on my back?" In a moment there stood a camel. "Here," said Zeus, "is just what you mean. Shall I change you?" The horse, who had never before seen a camel, thought it a very ugly beast, and shook his head. "Go home this time," said Zeus, "and be content with the gifts that have been give to you." ~ fable ~ ~*~  DON'T QUIT When things go wrong as they sometimes will. When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill. When funds are low and the debts are high. And you want to smile, but you have to sigh. When care is pressing you down a bit. Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns. As everyone of us sometimes learns. And many a failure turns about. When he might have won had he stuck it out: Don’t give up though the pace seems slow – You may succeed with another blow. Success is failure turned inside out – The silver tint of the clouds of doubt And you never can tell how close you are. It may be near when it seems so far: So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit – It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit. - Author unknown |
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