农夫和驴

2012-06-15 23:04:01

一天，农夫的驴子掉进了井里。驴子可怜地叫了好几个小时，农夫却一筹莫展。最后农夫想：这头驴子老了，不值得救了，而这口井正好需要填起来。因此，他决定把驴子埋在井中。

农夫请来所有的邻居帮忙。他们每人手上一把铲子，开始往井中铲泥土。当这头驴子一开始意识到人们想干什么时，他可怕地叫着，可后来他慢慢地安静了下来，直到悄无声息。

在大家铲了几铲土后，农夫探头向井底看了看，这一看令他大吃一惊。对于每一铲落在背上的泥土，驴子的做法令人惊叹！他将泥土抖落，然后踩着抖落的泥土向上迈一步。

农夫的邻居们继续将泥土往驴子身上铲，他便不断将泥土抖落，然后再站上去。不久，当驴子从井口跨出来疾奔而去时，在场的人都瞠目结舌。

生活中我们也常会跌入困境，各种各样的泥土会不断落在我们身上试图将我们掩埋。我们从这困境之井中逃脱的秘诀就是：将泥土抖落，然后站上去。我们遇到的每一个困难同时也是一块垫脚石，只要我们不停止，永不放弃，将困难抖落，然后踩上去，即使是掉进最深的井里，我们也能脱困。

记住快乐的五个简单原则：

1. 让心摆脱仇恨。

2. 让脑摆脱烦忧。

3. 相信上帝。

4. 多给予。

5. 少期求。

附原文

The Story Of The Farmer And His Donkey

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 and it just wasn't worth to retrieve the donkey. So, he decided to bury it!

He invited all his neighbours 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 slowly he quieted down till nothing more was heard.

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 donkey was doing something amazing! He would shake it off and take a step up!

As the farmer's neighbours 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 trotted off!

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 by not stopping, never giving up, shaking it off, and taking a step up!

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.

2. Free your mind from worries.

3. Trust in God.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less.