Once upon a time, there was a donkey.
He spent his whole life envying horses.
On the great farms of America, they were treated like royalty — well-fed, admired, praised for their grace.
He spent his whole life envying horses.
On the great farms of America, they were treated like royalty — well-fed, admired, praised for their grace.
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00:00once upon a time there was a donkey he spent his whole life envying horses on the great farms of
00:13america they were treated like royalty well-fed admired praised for their grace meanwhile he
00:23worked without rest carrying sacks stepping through mud sleeping on a cold floor and every night as he
00:33lay there exhausted he'd watch the horses resting on clean straw and think if only i were like them
00:41my life would be better one day he made a decision i won't be a donkey anymore he stopped carrying
00:51loads walked with elegance tried to neigh instead of bray avoided the dirt stayed clean he thought
01:00if i want to be treated like a horse i must act like one the horses only laughed look at him
01:10he thinks he's one of us he's still just a donkey but the donkey kept going he was sure his owner
01:19would notice the change and he did just not the way the donkey had hoped the farmer stopped calling
01:28him stopped feeding him ignored him for the first time in his life the donkey had no tasks i've made it
01:39he thought i'm like the horses now but as days passed hunger crept in his legs grew weak
01:48no one brought hay he approached the horses hoping they'd share they looked him over and said
01:57this food is for horses you're not one of us he turned back to his old pen another donkey had taken his place
02:08he tried to work again but he had no strength now he was no longer a donkey
02:15but he was never truly a horse he was no one then the farmer came rope in hand i don't feed animals that
02:27don't work he said coldly the donkey tried to run but he was too weak he looked to the horses
02:35desperate pleading but they just watched in silence no one moved no one helped
02:44as the rope tightened and he was led away he screamed i want to be a donkey again i want to work
02:54i want my life back but it was too late in life we often envy what others have
03:02blind to the quiet worth of our own path some people give up who they are hoping to become
03:10something they'll never be and lose everything in the process never trade your essence for acceptance
03:18the world moves on but don't let it move on without you
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