Everybody likes stories. And if you like the motivational kind, you would have read about the Donkey in the well at some point in your life.
The one idea that stands out for me in that story is the steely grit of the donkey. That and the fact that the donkey tossed off all the dirt that the farmer threw on its back. And, it used the dirt to get out of the hole.
In life, we can choose to be that donkey in the fable. We can choose to toss off insults, hurt, anger, resentment, obstacles and pain. We can choose to step on those failures and rise towards our successes.
This applies to our petty arguments and trifles. It is also relevant to our larger challenges.
Ultimately, life is a game and how we choose to play it, will determine whether we succumb to the roadblocks or leap over them with vigour.
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Written for the A to Z 2014 Challenge
T is for Toss
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When we learn to toss it off, we can achieve greater heights! loved d story 🙂
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Yup! I can be that donkey 🙂 Just not take in the crap – and keep what I want to keep. think it makes a happier everyday life. So well written:-)
a very motivating post. Some people like to have clutter all around. I am allergic to crap and just cannot tolerate it.
Very well said.There are three other things we can learn from donkey
अविश्रामं वहेद्भारं शीतोष्णं च न विन्दति |
ससन्तोषस्तथा नित्यं त्रीणि शिक्षेत गर्दभात् ||
He carries loads without rest, is not deterred by the heat or cold, is always content;
these three things should be learnt from the donkey
Our attitude and choices determine how our journey will unfold – with enjoyment or despair. Nicely written.
Yes use the dirt to rise above…such poignant message through this fable Shailaja! Loved the perspective! 🙂
Yes, a good story and an even better post! Well done, Shailja. Tossing out all the dirt is so therapeutic indeed.
Beauty Interprets, Expresses, Manifests the Eternal
That is one of my all-time favorite stories!
A favourite story, which we learnt long back in those Moral Science classes at school 🙂 But a tough thing to do, in real life, unless we get the hang of it early on. We must choose to do it for our own good. The bad gets tossed off, and we get tossed in with all that is good 😀
what a great lesson to remind my self this morning Shailaja 🙂
but I never heard the donkey in the well story !!
U can be that smart donkey and shrug off the dirt or be like the rest of the donkeys that carry excess baggage. Most of them choose the latter unfortunately
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Yes, tossing off the dirt, using it to get out of the hole (learning to make new ways) and moving forward alone is the survival mantra. More than thinking, these need to be practiced in life though…
I did read that story!!
It requires guts and a will to toss it all away and get out of the hell hole you are in. This was lovely!
It's so hard to do that sometimes no? But a well told story Shailaja…
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Very few can actually turn the hurdles into a positive note and take it as a lesson learnt in life. How I wish I could make use of the insults cleverly disguised as advises from “concerned” people and throw it back on them 🙂 A wonderful message and much needed 🙂
'Donkey in the well' shows how even a donkey can be a source of inspiration!
tht donkey story drove home the point 🙂
A brilliant post with an even more amazing moral. Kudos 🙂
This is brilliant. Today I feel like that donkey trying desperately to get out of the well. ♥
A very inspiring post, Shailaja! True, it's all about the choices we make and attitude we plan to have in life! ♥
Yes, I have heard this story too.. If only, we could always remember it in times of need.. 🙂
So true, good one Shailaja 🙂
So the donkey proved to be more man than most men. Inspiring!
That's the first time I've heard that story, Shailaja. I like it! For once being a jackass is a good thing! Let's all try to be more like donkeys and toss it off! Oh yeh!
Such a crispy and thoughtful post! *bows down*
~S(t)ri
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I have often used that story to illustrate a point – love it. Thank you
Carol @ Battered Hope