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  • A farmer once owned an old mule(骡子).One day,the mule fellinto a well(井),and he began to struggle and made a lot of loudnoise.After carefully assessing the situatuion,the farmer feltsympathy for the mule,but decided that neither the mule nor thewell was worth the trouble of saving,then he called his neighborstogether and told them waht had happened and requested them to helpshovel some dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him outof his suffering.Hearingmany people coming to help,the old mule initially wasexcited.But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shovelingand the dirt hit his back a thought suddenly struck him.He wasaware that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back,heshould shake it off and step up!So he did,bolw afterblow.As you might have guessed,it was not long before the old mulefinally ,stepped over the wall of the well,painful andtired.What would otherwise bury him,actuallyblessed him because of the manner in which he handle(应对) hisadversity(逆境).That is life!As long as we face our problems and respond to them positively,andrefuse to give in to panic,bitterness,or self-pity,theadversities that come along to bury us usually have the potential(潜力)to benefit and bless us!Forgiveness,tolerance,hope and perseverance are helpfulin shaking it off and stepping up out of the wells in which we findourselves.