Donkeys we have made ourselves, hauling loads of heavy sin, our own load plus heaps laid on us by those who will not carry their own. Donkey-stubborn, we shoulder even the load to fix the load. Loaded with sin, we will pay for the sin and bear the damage too. Double saddle bags. Heavy on both sides.
Donkeys can manage.
They can survive in any wilderness. We believe we are donkeys, resistant, strong, independent. We admire our donkeyness and call it strength. But our Creator who dreamed us, calls us sheep. Weak are sheep, no strength to carry strain and load.