The donkey who fell down into a well. - Inspirational Short Story

 This was just shared to me in my fb wall. I'd like to share it here for you to read, It's a nice story though.

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.

Tips for a Soulful Relationships

 Just sharing this article regarding soulful relationships.


If you're not married yet, share this with a
friend. If you are married, share it with your spouse
or other married couples . . . and reflect on it.

An African proverb states, "Before you get
married, keep both eyes open, and after you
marry, close one eye." Before you get involved and
make a commitment to someone, don't let lust,
desperation, immaturity, ignorance, pressure from others or
a low-self esteem make you blind to warning signs.

Keep your eyes open, and don't fool yourself
that you can change someone or that what you
see as faults aren't really that important.

Once you decide to commit to someone - over
time their flaws, vulnerabilities, pet peeves,
and differences will become more obvious. If you
love your mate and want the relationship to grow and
evolve, you've got to learn how to close one eye and
not let every little thing bother you.

You and your mate have many different expectations,
emotional needs, values, dreams,weaknesses, and strengths.
You are two unique individual children of
God who have decided to share a life together.

Neither one of you are perfect, but are you
perfect for each other? Do you bring out the
best in each other? Do you compliment and compromise
with each other, or do you compete, compare,
and control? What do you bring to the relationship?
Do you bring past relationships, past hurt, past
mistrust, past pain. You can't take someone to the altar
to alter them.

You can't make someone love you or make
someone stay. If you develop self-esteem,
spiritual discernment, and "a life," you won't find
yourself making someone else responsible for your
happiness or responsible for your pain. Manipulation,
control, jealousy, neediness, and selfishness are not
the ingredients of a thriving, healthy, loving and lasting
relationship.

Seeking status, sex, wealth and security are
the wrong reasons to be in a relationship. What
keeps a relationship strong? Communication,
Intimacy, trust, a sense of humor,
sharing household tasks, some getaway time
without business or children, daily exchanges
(a meal, shared activity, a hug, a call, a touch,a
note). Leave a nice message on their voicemail or
send a nice email/message. Sharing common goals and interests.

Growth is important. Grow together, not away
from each other, giving each other space to
grow without feeling insecure. Allow your mate to
have outside interest. You can't always be
together. Give each other a sense of belonging
and assurances of commitment.

Don't try to control one another.
Learn each others family situation.
Respect his or her parents regardless.
Don't put pressure on each other for material
goods.

Remember, for Richer or for Poorer. If these
qualities are missing, the relationship will
erode as resentment, withdrawal, abuse, neglect,
dishonesty, and pain replace the passion.

"Nurture your mind with great thoughts,
for you will never go any higher than you
think."

The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8

The Turtles

    A turtle family decided to go on a picnic.
Turtles, being naturally slow  about things, took seven years to prepare for their outing.
 Finally the  turtle family left home looking for a suitable place for their outing. During  the second year of their journey they found a place ideal for them at last!
    For about six months they cleaned up the area,  unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements. Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt.
 A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed.
     After a  lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from  home.
     Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell.
 He agreed to go on one  condition: that no one would eat until he returned.

    The family consented and  the little turtle left.
    Three years passed and the little turtle had not  returned.
    Five years ... six years... then on the seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger.
   He announced  that he was going to eat and begun to unwrap a sandwich.
   At that point the  little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, "SEE! I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt."



 Moral: Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we don't do anything ourselves.

The Smartest Man in the World

 Be humble always, do not boast of what you have and what you acquire in your life. Admiring yourself is not bad but if you are talking with excessive pride about yourself in front of others, it's no good. Here is a story of a lawyer who claim to be smart but can't distinguish the difference between a parachute and a back pack.


A doctor, a lawyer, a little boy and a priest were out for a Sunday afternoon flight on a small private plane. Suddenly, the plane developed engine trouble. In spite of the best efforts of the pilot, the plane started to go down. Finally, the pilot grabbed a parachute, yelled to the passengers that they had better jump, and bailed out.

Unfortunately, there were only three parachutes remaining. The doctor grabbed one and said "I'm a doctor, I save lives, so I must live," and jumped out.

The lawyer then said, "I'm a lawyer and lawyers are the smartest people in the world. I deserve to live." He also grabbed a parachute and jumped.

The priest looked at the little boy and said, "My son, I've lived a long and full life. You are young and have your whole life ahead of you. Take the last parachute and live in peace."

The little boy handed the parachute back to the priest and said, "Not to worry, Father. The 'smartest man in the world' just took off with my back pack."

I hate my Mom Story

This articles has been shared over social networks, and it was shared to me by a friend of mine. It is a great read, I love the story and I am deeply touch with this. After reading this  I paused for a solid moment to ponder I did something like this to my Mom. Love your mom, for without her you are not here in this wonderful world. Enjoy reading!


My mom only had one eye. I hated her. She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family. There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my classmates said, ‘EEEE, your mo...m only has one eye!’ I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, ‘ If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don’t you just die?’ My mom did not respond. I didn’t even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings. I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts. Then one day, my Mother came to visit me. She hadn’t seen me in years and she didn’t even meet her grandchildren. When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, ‘How dare you come to my house and scare my children!’ GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!’ And to this, my mother quietly answered, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,’ and she disappeared out of sight. One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity. My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have. ‘My dearest son, I think of you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your children. I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up. You see,when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. With all my love to you, Your mother.

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