Tuesday, November 1, 2011

We can't please everybody!

Heard the coolest story on the way home:
     An old man, a young boy and a donkey were traveling.  They came to the first town and the people asked the old man why he wasn't riding the donkey... so he decided to start riding the donkey.  They continued to travel along and came to the second town.  The villagers asked the old man why he was making the boy walk...so he got off and put the boy on the donkey.  Well, they continued on their journey and came to the third town.  The villagers accused the boy of being selfish and they asked the man why they both couldn't ride the donkey.  The man thought about it and proceded to get on the donkey along with the boy. Well, they came to the fourth town and the people looked at the old man and the young boy and said they were being mean to the donkey by both riding it.  The old man decided to carry the donkey for the rest of their journey.

Lesson: We can't please everybody and if we try we end up carrying a very heavy burden.  The only person we need to please is God!  As long as we are pleasing him then it doesn't matter who else we please:)

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