Thinking about getting a donkey - Lemmy.world

Should I? Recently I realized that I have only been reacting to life, and not setting some personal goals to prepare the proper steps to fully savor it. I am very poor, however, could acquire in a few years some capital to invest into a proper home of my choosing. I am not really looking forward to the long years of work ahead of me, I will admit. This is where the donkey comes in. I have heard that these creatures lived almost human lifespans, and still being quite young, thought about acquiring such beast. Does anyone have experience working with such animals? I only have experienced going on a trek with a couple of them, and seemed to be a very personality distinct specie. Would it be lonely without me? I am planning upon getting it when I manage to escape the city and acquire a river accessible abandoned property somewhere. It would max be left alone 3 days as a shopping trip or when gone fishing. Also do they actually perform farm labor, last one told me that it was a human myth.