On 08/12/2018 21:38, Bill in Co wrote:
David B." "David B wrote:
On 08/12/2018 16:36, croy wrote:
On Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:14:25 -0600, Char Jackson
wrote:
On Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:06:24 -0800, pyotr filipivich
wrote:

Different strokes for different folks.

Like the story about the guy who fell down a well, and while in
the well "found God", that doesn't make pushing people down a well a
valid form of evangelism. B-)

Let us not be hasty in ruling it out, though.

Damn you!!! I was just taking a sip of coffee when I read that. Now I
have clean up the computer room.

The Farmer's Donkey: A Fable for Our Time

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried
piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out a way to get him
out. Finally he decided it was probably impossible and the animal was
old and the well was dry anyway, so it just wasn't worth it to try and
retrieve the donkey. So the farmer asked his neighbors to come over and
help him cover up the well. They all grabbed shovels and began to shovel
dirt into the well.

At first, when the donkey realized what was happening he cried horribly.
Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down and let out some happy
brays. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down the well to see
what was happening and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel
of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was shaking it off and taking a
step up. (Shifting)

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal,
he continued to shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, to
everyone's amazement, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well
and trotted off!

Moral: Life is going to shovel dirt on you. The trick to getting out of
the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Every adversity can be
turned into a stepping stone. The way to get out of the deepest well is
by never giving up but by shaking yourself off and taking a step up.

What happens to you isn't nearly as important as how you react to it.

Author Unknown


Nice, but some of these platitudes can get to be a bit much. I wouldn't
dare tell that platitude to those who suffered in the Concentration Camps,
or even worse, never made it out. And yes, I'm aware of the exceptions,
like Viktor Frankl. But for most of us, I don't think so.

I understand. Others reading here might enjoy watching and listening to
this item:-

https://www.ted.com/talks/viktor_fra...rch_of_meaning

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Regards,
David B.

https://vxer.home.blog/2018/12/08/vxer-a-profile/