A story is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule crying， or whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation， the farmer felt sympathized with the mule， but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead， he called his neighbours together and told them what had happened， and encouraged them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery.
In the beginning， the old mule was hysterical！ But as the farmer and his neighbours continued shovelling and the dirt hit his back， a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back， he would shake it off and step up！
This he did， blow after blow. “Shake it off and step up！ Shake it off and step up. Shake it off and step up！” He repeated to encourage himself.
No matter how painful the blows， or hopeless the situation seemed， the mule fought panic and just kept right on shaking it off and stepping up！
It wasn't long before the old mule， battered and exhausted， stepped triuphantly over the wall of the well.What seemed like it would bury him actually helped him... all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity.
THAT'S LIFE! If we face our problems and respond to them positively， and refuse to give in panic， bitterness， or self-pity.
The adversities that come along to bury us usually have within
them the evry real potential to benefit us！
Never be afraid to try something new.Remember the amateurs built the ark.Professionals built the Titanic.
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