i'm sure many have seen this before but it's a good one so i'm posting it
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 man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they
changed positions. Later, they passed some 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 people that shamed them by saying how awful to put
such a load on a poor donkey. The boy and man said they were
probably right, so they decided to carry the donkey. As they
crossed the bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and he
fell in! to the river and drowned. The moral of the story? If
you try to please everyone, you might as well kiss your ass
good-bye.