A
fable well worth remembering...
THE
DONKEY
An old
man, a boy and a donkey were going to town.
The boy
rode on the donkey and the old man walked.
As they
went along they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the
old man was walking and the boy was riding.
The old
man and the boy thought that maybe the critics were right, so they
changed places.
Later,
they passed some more people that remarked, "What a shame he
makes that little boy walk."
They
then decided they both would walk. Soon they passed some more
people who thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent
donkey to ride.
So,
they both rode the donkey.
Now
they passed some more people that shamed them by saying how awful
to see such a load on a poor donkey.
The boy
and the man said they were probably right, so they decided to
carry the donkey.
As they
crossed a bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and he fell
into the river and drowned.
The
moral of the story?
If you
try to please everyone, you might as well kiss your ass good-bye. |
