Hey this topic is catchy na? Actually I wanted to write two stories which I read few days back in my sister's college journal. Was thinking about the title for a long time and wrote this. Many would have known it already. Mind reading them Again?!
THE 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; 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.
THE BRICK
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jaguar's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jaguar back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?". The young boy was excusatory. "Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do," He pleaded. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop...". With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. "It's my brother, "he said. "He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up." Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. "Thank you and may God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy! push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this.
MORAL:
"Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!" God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.
Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less
What you feel? Worth a read?
With Love,
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reallly good two moral stories...
ReplyDeletenice to read,,, good way of putting up...words...
We want change,
u rock shurts
Regards,
Prasee
@Prasee
ReplyDeleteThanks buddy!
OH MY GOD!!!
ReplyDeleteLoved them...
Loved them...
Loved them...
Touched me deeply, whatever I was expecting, wasn't this! 'Double Dhamaka' is good but these stories are much more.
You are AWESOME!
Love, G.
Really good post akka! Thank you so much for sharing them!They are like forgotten lessons revisited!:)
ReplyDeleteLoved the first one-my policy of life always :D
ReplyDeleteInteresting stories shruti-we have so much to learn from all these stories.
@Guria
ReplyDeleteHey whatta expression?!
I was astounded!
""whatever I was expecting, wasn't this""
What you expected?!
Am awesome?!
Hehehehe :P
Thanks Misfit girl!
@ANU
ReplyDeleteThanks sissie!!
@Adi
ReplyDeleteThat donkey also told me this :P
Thanks!!
obviously wortha a read ... adn worth a lot in a life like this ...
ReplyDeleteseriously shruti .. how can u write s elegantly ... \???
knew the second.. liked the first..nice..
ReplyDelete@Simba
ReplyDeleteElegantly??
That's too much of a praise for me!!
fine then.. i take it bak ..... was jus appreciating .. it was good ....
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interesting stories... i just hope the jaguar driver was not a Khan driving rashly on street...:P
ReplyDeleteI had never read The Brick before. I love it!
ReplyDeletestories r really nice..
ReplyDeletei liked the 2nd one the most... :D
but let me ask u...
wat if the farmer began to throw big stones into the well instead f dirt???
;)
khe khe khee....
but 2nd story is WOW!... nothin to say... simply superb..
inspiring morals .... both were definitely worth a read !!
ReplyDelete@Vishnu
ReplyDelete""Like the first knew the second""
?!
Punch nalla irukku :P
Wonderful post
ReplyDeleteLoved so much... :)
Life- inspiring stories.. :)
Keep writing :)
Cheers!!
@Simba
ReplyDelete""i take it bak""
Naah!! Let it be there :P
@SiD
ReplyDeleteThanks a ton :)
@Mama Zen
ReplyDeleteWelcome to my blog!!
Thanks for dropping by and a big thanks for the appreciating words!
@Anoop
ReplyDeleteHey thanks re!!
""wat if the farmer began to throw big stones into the well instead f dirt""
Nobody could dare to think like you!!
Will let the donkey know ur plan!!
@Naveen
ReplyDeleteThanks!!
@Amit
ReplyDeleteThanks yaar!!
punch ah?? nan enna thalaivara??
ReplyDelete@Vishnu
ReplyDeleteIrukalam, illamalum irukalam :)
neenga for sure sv shekher dan..
ReplyDelete@Vishnu
ReplyDeleteIlla pa...nan Shruti
Both excellent stories and great reminders
ReplyDelete@KAy
ReplyDeleteThanks yaar!
Heard the first one but the second one was new.Actually i was telling something similar to one of my friend recently, it does not make sense running fast all the time. Even if you don't have time for others, but it is still some time better to stop, take a breath, study the situation and do replanning and then run again.We all know to take a jump, you need to take a few steps back.
ReplyDeleteThis situation may not be on the same note as the story went, but felt the learning is applicable in these cases too, so shared..
And you asked in my blog abt my thinking, but my question is how do you get time to post so frequently and that too maintaining the quality in tact ?
haha...shruthi..
ReplyDeletei was jus askin a small doubt for fun.. ;)
i dint mean anythin else.. :((
@Mustaf
ReplyDeleteThe life is so weird! How many of us are in touch with our school friends?! Very few! Life has become materialistic.. Nobody dares to care for others! That's the fact!!
Thanks :)
""how do you get time to post so frequently and that too maintaining the quality in tact ?""
Frequently i post?! May be...my height of boredom. Till my DOJ comes or till i geta better job, am gonna post frequently and make u read a lot!! :P
Quality? Are all my posts good?! I doubt it!
@Anoop
ReplyDelete:P :P
Afraid of donkey eh?! I was casual while commenting that! Nothin harm :)
See personally i don't like those tagged post and don't comment, i dont remember exactly but i think in 1-2 posts of yours i did not comment, not sure what they were..
ReplyDeleteAnd reg the quality, it is obvious all the posts can't be of same quality..but i meant to say ur average quality is very good and that u seem to maintain in all posts of yours, My personal opinion :)
@Mustaf
ReplyDeleteu Don't like tags eh!?! That's your wish of commenting and not commenting! Seems you are so selective!
""maintain in all posts of yours, My personal opinion""
Yes, perspective differs from person to person! So Always i maintain that limit to avoid difference of opinion!
"Double" trend is good.. double shots, double tag, double dhamaka.. lets see if someone comes up with some other double-something.. hehe.. too good girlie.. loved both the stories.. they are truly inspiring.. :) you are toooo good at story telling!
ReplyDelete@Avada
ReplyDeleteHey
Thanks girlie!! Am good only at story telling eh?!
oh yes.. such storie are always orth reading again..
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing them
thanks for inspirin me Shruthi.. :P
ReplyDeleteafter readin ur 55Fs...m also up to it... khe khe khe...i jus wrote my first 55F :D
*askin my future enemy n competitor*
do gimme ur expert advice.. ;)
*grin*
Two excellent stories with morals, also the five rules for happiness.
ReplyDeletemade me stop and think.....Thank you.
Yvonne.
nala post madam!! yu know some times..its better to read stories to make the impact rather than looong advices!...well i liked the expect less and give more!! romba nala varthaikal!! thats the moral of life in fact....ne oru blog factory! :D
ReplyDeleteGood ones.. esp the last 5 points.. good going lady. You write well... :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent.Very well written
ReplyDelete@Ro
ReplyDeleteThanks Girlie :)
@Anoop
ReplyDeleteWill check them :)
nice stories shruti...you gave them both a new life...i knew them, but felt I was reading them for the first time...kudos...tc
ReplyDelete@Yvonne
ReplyDeleteThose 5 rules are the best!
Thanks :)
@Hary
ReplyDeleteHey thanks ma :)
Romba pugazharaye!!
""ne oru blog factory""
Ada pavi!!
I take it as a compliment!!
Thanks!
@Sunshine
ReplyDeleteWelcome to my space!!
Thanks a ton for dropping by and appreciating!
@Chowla Ji
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
@Neha
ReplyDeleteThank you sweety!!
Touching stories.
ReplyDeleteI've heard the Donkey story with a twist -- the donkey was deaf and all the while, when people were talking and working toward burying him, he thought they were egging him to not give up . Moral : Watch what you say ..
Cheers,
Its definitely worth the read pa :)
ReplyDeleteEspecially the first story was really uplifting :)
good work :)
keep blogging
cheers!!!!
both are really wonderful stories and have a real nice messages...
ReplyDeleteI was amazed at the first one... thats how life is treating us na... many times dirt is thrown.. and it's our job to shake it off..
second is also good... living a life in fast manner.. those rules are also good.. :) :)
expect less and give more.. I have read in a book... but most of the times we will do just opposite...
/*"Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!"*/
nice one Shruti.. :)
@Madhu Rao
ReplyDeleteWelcome to my blog!!
This seems to be a good one too!!
Thank you so much!!
@Kanagu
ReplyDeleteWelcome to my blog!!
yes the dirt should be shaken off and it shouldn make us get buried in them!!
Thank you so much for dropping by!!
@Sathish
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!! :)
first one i knew ..
ReplyDeleterefreshing it was nice
and second was new..
loved reading it.. :)
@Vishal
ReplyDeleteWelcome to my blog.
Thanks a ton for dropping by and leaving a comment :)
I agree to most of the people who have commented here !!
ReplyDelete(apart from khe khe khe's .. i still fail to realise what's that) ;)
Brilliant stories, I agree to your 1st 3 rules of life and completely disagree with the last two:
I GIVE less (am just being honest)!
I Expect a LOT (may be that's the reason, I get hurt mostly, but that's what i am I can't change) !
@Sourav
ReplyDeleteHi buddy :)
Thank you!
Give more- that doesn't mean only money. It can be interpreted as love, care and affection
Expect Lot - Expect what you deserve the most!
Both the stories were great. Loved the donkey story, Thanks for sharing. God bless you :)
ReplyDeleteGreat read..!!
ReplyDelete:)
@Ekam
ReplyDeleteThank you for your wishes :)
@Vinz
ReplyDeleteWelcome back after a long time!
Thanks :)
very much needed dear:)...really good one:)...like an angel ur post saved my grieving heart:)...nice stories:)....thank u dear:)
ReplyDelete@Yellow tulip
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to my blog!! Long time no see?! I saved your grieving heart eh?
Wow, am happy!!
Thanks re :)
two too good stories loved em.
ReplyDelete@Venky
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
thank you shruti for such inspiring stories...
ReplyDeleteI really liked the first one...we need to benefit from our mistakes...great idea...
@RSV
ReplyDeleteThanks Rahul!!
HI Shruti,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the morals especially... they r the most imp. and reliable ways to live life..
:)..loved ur last 5 tips for a happy life..:)..keep expressing dear..:)
@Prams
ReplyDeleteHi girlie! Busy dese days??
Thanks for your appreciation!
Humm....
ReplyDeleteNice...
Keep smiling..
!!.
@Makk
ReplyDeleteHmmmm..Thanks!
Keep Smiling!!