HOLD ON: THERE SHALL BE A WAY OF ESCAPE

The general human tendency is to succumb to adversities.  Have we not many a times thought, “I cannot do it”, “I will not succeed in life”, “How can I cross this difficult situation?”, “I am a failure in life” etc.?

Here is a parable about an old mule that fell into an unused well. Its owner was not very keen to save it because he was thinking of disposing it since it could not do any hard work. He calculated the cost of saving it and the money he may get when he sells it.  He felt that saving it shall be more costly. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer asked the neighbors for help to fill the well with dirt so that the useless well as well as the worthless mule shall be disposed.

Initially the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit on its back, a thought struck it. It suddenly dawned on it that every time a shove-load of dirt fell on its back, it would shake it off and step up. This process continued until it stepped out triumphantly over the wall of that well. What seemed to bury it actually helped it to come out victoriously!

When the humans who claim to be wiser worry about even about silly things, the mule with its determination found a way out. As someone has said, “If there is no way, make a way.” We have the caliber and intelligence to do it; provided we are composed and ‘cool’.