态度决定一切(Attitude Is Everything)

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jerrywasthekindofguyyoulovetohate.hewasalwaysinagoodmoodandalwayshadsomethingpositivetosay.whensomeonewouldaskhimhowhewasdoing,hewouldreply,"ifiwereanybetter,iwouldbetwins!"

hewasauniquemanagerbecausehehadseveralwaiterswhohadfollowedhimaroundfromrestauranttorestaurant.thereasonthewaitersfollowedjerrywasbecauseofhisattitude.hewasanaturalmotivator.ifanemployeewashavingabadday,jerrywastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.

seeingthisstylereallymademecurious,soonedayiwentuptojerryandaskedhim,"idon"tgetit!youcan"tbeapositivepersonallofthetime.howdoyoudoit?"jerryreplied,"eachmorningiwakeupandsaytomyself,"jerry,youhavetwochoicestoday.youcanchoosetobeinagoodmoodoryoucanchoosetobeinabadmood."ichoosetobeinagoodmood.eachtimesomethingbadhappens,icanchoosetobeavictimoricanchoosetolearnfromit.ichoosetolearnfromit.everytimesomeoneestomeplaining,icanchoosetoaepttheirplainingoricanpointoutthepositivesideoflife.ichoosethepositivesideoflife."

"yeah,right,it"snotthateasy,"iprotested.

"yes,itis,"jerrysaid."lifeisallaboutchoices.whenyoucutawayallthejunk,everysituationisachoice.youchoosehowyoureacttosituations.youchoosehowpeoplewillaffectyourmood.youchoosetobeinagoodmoodorbadmood.thebottomline:it"syourchoicehowyoulivelife."

ireflectedonwhatjerrysaid.soonthereafter,ilefttherestaurantindustrytostartmyownbusiness.welosttouch,butioftenthoughtabouthimwhenimadeachoiceaboutlifeinsteadofreactingtoit.severalyearslater,iheardthatjerrydidsomethingyouareneversupposedtodoinarestaurantbusiness:heleftthebackdooropenonemorningandwasheldupatgunpointbythreearmedrobbers.whiletryingtoopenthesafehishand,shakingfromnervousness,slippedoffthebinationtherobberspanickedandshothim.

luckily,jerrywasfoundrelativelyquicklyandrushedtothelocaltraumacenter.after18hoursofsurgeryandweeksofintensivecare,jerrywasreleasedfromthehospitalwithfragmentsofthebulletsstillinhisbody.isawjerryaboutsixmonthsaftertheaident.wheniaskedhimhowhewas,hereplied,"ifiwereanybetter,i"dbetwins.wannaseemyscars?"ideclinedtoseehiswounds,butdidaskhimwhathadgohroughhismindastherobberytookplace.

"thefirstthingthatwentthroughmymindwasthatishouldhavelockedthebackdoor,"jerryreplied."then,asilayonthefloor,irememberedthatihadtwochoices:icouldchoosetolive,oricouldchoosetodie.ichosetolive."

"weren"tyouscared?didyouloseconsciousness?"iasked.

jerrycontinued,"theparamedicsweregreat.theykepttellingmeiwasgoingtobefine.butwhentheywheeledmeintotheemergencyroomandisawtheexpressionsonthefacesofthedoctorsandnurses,igotreallyscared.intheireyes,iread,"he"sadeadman.""iknewineededtotakeaction."

"whatdidyoudo?"iasked.

"well,therewasabig,burlynurseshoutingquestionsatme,"saidjerry.

"sheaskedifiwasallergictoanything."yes,"ireplied.thedoctorsandnursesstoppedworkingastheywaitedformyreply.itookadeepbreathandyelled,"bullets!"overtheirlaughter,itoldthem."iamchoosingtolive.operateonmeasifiamalive,notdead."jerrylivedthankstotheskillofhisdoctors,butalsobecauseofhisamazingattitude.ilearnedfromhimthateverydaywehavethechoicetolivefully.

attitude,afterall,iseverything.