There was a man who owned an old hound. The hound fell into a large hole that he simply could not get out of. The man heard the hound barking and after assessing the situation, the man felt sorry for the hound, but decided that due to the risks, the hound could not be saved.
Instead, he
called his neighbors together, told them what had happened, and enlisted them
to help haul dirt to bury the hound in the hole and put him out of his misery.
Initially the hound was barking and yelping, but as the man and his neighbors
continued shoveling 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!” barking to encourage
himself. No matter how painful the blows, or how distressing the situation
seemed, the old hound fought panic and just kept right on SHAKING IT OFF AND
STEPPING UP!
It wasn't long before the old hound, battered and exhausted,
stepped triumphantly over the edge of that hole! 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 to panic, bitterness, or self-pity.
Never let anything keep you down!
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42 comments:
This is gonna be me
I needed this today, thank you.
Thank you for this as I know this is True as I'm not going to let anything keep me down and you should not as well. Great Post.
Sounds way too similar to the donkey in the well written many many years ago.
I get it ...but damn thats a harsh ass owner...just planning on burying the poor dog alive
Yea this story is the exact same as the donkey in the well and the owner filling up the well wit dirt and getting the neighbours to help then the donkey reached the top and walked on for himself. The only difference is that one is a donkey and the other a dog hahaha still I get the meaning of the story and it does make sense. Life is so hard with problems so ya either face your problems as hard as they are or you let the problems take control and let yourself be buried in them. Its a tough life with lots of hard decisions but its the only way to make us stronger and wiser in life xxx
this is wonderful..its really encouraging ..keep it up.
every round go higher and higher..
What is Adviesity?
Adversity means problems, troubles, difficulties, misfortune etc. Basically hard and bad times
Ha, I just checked the spelling!!! I'm with you, what is adviesity?? LOL
Great story, and yes I remember hearing it about the donkey as well. Same meaning tho' and it's something I needed at this time!!
No matter how its spelled, we've all experienced adversity
nice one,this story came to me @ the right time,thnx lord
A good life lesson...thanks for sharing.
http://www.johns-jokes.com/The-Donkey-that-Fell-Down-the-Well.html
Final thoughts on the above link:
Enough of that crap . . .
The donkey later came back, and bit the shit out of the farmer who had
tried to bury him. The gash from the bite got infected, and the farmer
eventually died in agony from septic shock.
MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON:
When you do something wrong, and try to cover your ass, it always comes back to bite you.
AND THAT IS SO TRUE - MOST OF THE TIME IT BITES US ALL IN THE ASS... ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE THE ONES ACTING LIKE AN ASS...
funny thing .... makes you think but I bet that guy wanted that hole filled .... out smarted his neighbors
Awesome story
Powerful sermon!!!
great post and great courage that old hound dog had.
There are some days harder than others. Like that dog I get to the top and try to stay there.
Yes this is going to be me.
You people are all sick. There is absolutely nothing positive or inspiring about this story, only abandonment and cruelty to a poor, defenseless animal that didn't deserve such a horrible fate. The only one with any sense is the man with the moral. Instead of giving up on the old hound, burying it alive, the dog's owner could just as easily have flooded the hole with water and floated his dog to the surface, or he could have filled the hole in with dirt, without harming it, by throwing it at the dog, or burying the poor old hound alive. Because of what he did to the hound, the man should have been thrown into the hole, himself, buried alive, so he'd know how it feels, and if I'd have been there, in person, would have been pleased to piss all over his grave, for being such a cruel, unfeeling, ignorant son of a bitch.
I can identify with the old hound. Since, I grew up in the excavating and farming businesses. Other than the few years I volunteered for the Navy and got involved in nuclear power. I 've been "Going in a hole" somewhere.
I will be able to overcome anything that may try to keep me down. The story i just read, was about a man n his Hound. The hound fell in a large hole, but the man didn't want him to suffer, so he decided to bury the dog, to make him not suffer, so they started throwing dirt on the dog, but the more dirt they through, the more the dog shook off the dirt n kept steping up. The dog realized what he had to do to stay alive. The dirt was meant to bury him, but it saved his life.by the dirt getting higher. He never gave up!!
Today this hound taught me something I could not conceive
On my own. It took. All day for me to get this message because of my location and this was the first message I got. GOD IS GOOD.
Stepping stone or stumbling block it's up to you!
Yes, horrible!! But there's some truth to what animals teach us. They can survive such cruelty and still come out on top. That man did not treasure this faithful dog!:(
My daughter is fighting a serious battle and so needed this this morning... I am tagging it to her right now.... Thank you so Much...
This is telling you not to keep letting people shit on you,to rise above & stand Your ground.
I think it funny that there are so many ppl compared an ass and dog to problems of today if it was only that easy.
If BS were money the story teller would not need a job.
beautiful lesson on everyday living. each day, we're confronted with obstacles and tribulations. knowing how to cope with these problems is one of the ways to overcome them. there are solutions to every problems. have faith and pray, the Lord will show us the way.
God is in control. Keep on moving forward ~upward!
Yes God is in control and this is a good lesson on life just don't let life get you down
Thats the way to walk in life
My thoughts exactly!!!!!
Life is as easy as you make it... Choices...
My thought, too. I hope that old dog shook off that owner and walked on by. Being a dog, though, he forgave him right away.
Exactly! I could not even get to the "moral", with the thought of that poor, devoted dog dying like that.
This is a good lesson for everyone. People can try to bury you but all they are doing is creating good favour for you out of their hatred.
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