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AttitudeIsAChoice|态度是一种选择Hewasauniquemanagerbecausehehadseveralwaiterswhohadfollowedhimaroundfromrestauranttorestaurant.ThereasonthewaitersfollowedMichaelwasbecauseofhisattitude.Hewasanaturalmotivator3.Ifanemployeewashavingabadday,Michaelwastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.Seeingthisstylereallymademecurious,soonedayIwentuptoMichaelandaskedhim,“Idon’tgetit!Youcan’tbeapositivepersonallofthetime.Howdoyoudoit?”Michaelreplied,“EachmorningIwakeupandsaytomyself,‘Michael,youhavetwochoicestoday.Youcanchoosetobeinagoodmoodoryoucanchoosetobeinabadmood.’Ichoosetobeinagoodmood.Eachtimesomethingbadhappens,Icanchoosetobeavictim4orIcanchoosetolearnfromit.Ichoosetolearnfromit.Everytimesomeonecomestomecomplaining,IcanchoosetoaccepttheircomplainingorIcanpointoutthepositivesideoflife.Ichoosethepositivesideoflife.”“Yeah,right,it’snotthateasy,”Iprotested.“Yes,itis,”Michaelsaid.“Lifeisallaboutchoices.Whenyoucutawayallthejunk5,everysituationisachoice.Youchoosehowyoureact6tosituations.Youchoosehowpeoplewillaffectyourmood.Youchoosetobeinagoodmoodorbadmood.Thebottomline:It’syourchoicehowyoulivelife.”IconsideredwhatMichaelsaid.Soonthereafter,Ilefttherestaurantindustrytostartmyownbusiness.Welosttouch,butIoftenthoughtabouthimwhenImadeachoiceaboutlifeinsteadofreactingtoit.Severalyearslater,IheardthatMichaeldidsomethingyouareneversupposed7todoinarestaurantbusiness:heleftthebackdooropenonemorningandwasheldup8atgunpoint9bythreearmedrobbers.Whiletryingtoopenthesafe,hishand,shakingfromnervousness,slippedoffthecombination10.Therobberspanickedandshothim.Luckily,Michaelwasfoundrelativelyquicklyandrushedtothelocaltraumacenter.After18hoursofsurgery11andweeksofintensivecare,Michaelwasreleasedfromthehospitalwithfragmentsofthebulletsstillinhisbody.IsawMichaelaboutsixmonthsaftertheincident.WhenIaskedhimhowhewas,hereplied,“IfIwereanybetter,I’dbetwins.Wannaseemyscars12?”Ideclinedtoseehiswounds,butdidaskhimwhathadgonethroughhismindastherobberytookplace.”ThefirstthingthatwentthroughmymindwasthatIshouldhavelockedthebackdoor,”Michaelreplied.“Then,asIlayonthefloor,IrememberedthatIhadtwochoices:Icouldchoosetolive,orIcouldchoosetodie.Ichosetolive.”“Weren’tyouscared?Didyouloseconsciousness?”Iasked.Michaelcontinued,“Theparamedics13weregreat.TheykepttellingmeIwasgoingtobefine.ButwhentheywheeledmeintotheemergencyroomandIsawtheexpressionsonthefacesofthedoctorsandnurses,Igotreallyscared.Intheireyes,Iread,‘He’sadeadman.’IknewIneededtotakeaction.”“Whatdidyoudo?”Iasked.“Well,therewasabig,burly14nurseshoutingquestionsatme,”saidMichael.“SheaskedifIwasallergic15toanything.‘Yes,’Ireplied.Thedoctorsandnursesstoppedworkingastheywaitedformyreply.Itookadeepbreathandyelled,‘Bullets!’Overtheirlaughter,Itoldthem.‘Iamchoosingtolive.OperateonmeasifIamalive,notdead.”Michaellivedthanksto16theskillofhisdoctors,butalsobecauseofhisamazingattitude.Ilearnedfromhimthateverydaywehavethechoicetolivefully.Attitude,afterall,iseverything.迈克尔是那种你真想恨一恨的家伙,他情绪总是很好,说起话来总是积极乐观。如果有人问他近况如何,他总是这样回答:“如果我还能更好,我就要成双胞胎了!”他是个颇为特别的经理,因为有好几个服务员跟随他换了一家又一家餐厅。这些服务员追随他就是因为他的态度。他是个天生的鼓动家。如果某位雇员哪天过得很糟糕,迈克尔就会告诉他如何看待问题的积极面。他的这种生活方式着实让我好奇,所以有一天我走近迈克尔问:“我真搞不懂!你怎么能总是那样积极乐观呢?你是如何做到这一点的?”迈克尔回答说,“每天早晨醒来时我对自己说,’迈克尔,今天你有两种选择。你可以选择心情愉快,你也可以选择心情恶劣。’我选择心情愉快。每当不愉快的事情发生时,我可以选择成为它的牺牲品,也可以选择从中吸取教训。我选择从中吸取教训。每当有人找我发牢骚时,我可以选择接受他们的抱怨,也可以向他指出生活的积极面。我选择生活的积极面。”“话是不错,可做起来就不那么容易了,”我表示异议。“其实很容易,”迈克尔说。“生活就是做出各种选择。你想摆脱生活中所有的烦恼,每一种情形都是一种选择。你要选择如何应对种种情形:他人怎样影响你的情绪你要做出选择。你可以选择好心情,也可以选择坏心情。说到底,如何生活是你自己的选择。”迈克尔的这席话叫我琢磨了一番。此后不久,我离开了餐饮业,开始创办自己的公司。我们失去了联系,但每当我对生活做出一种选择而不是被动做出反应时,我常想起迈克尔。几年之后,我听说迈克尔遭遇了一件你永远想像不到的事情:一天上午,他后门未关,三个手持家伙的歹徒用枪顶着他实施抢劫。打开保险柜时,他紧张得颤抖的手从密码锁上滑落,歹徒害怕了,朝他开了枪。幸运的是,很快有人发现了他,赶紧把他送往当地的伤病救护中心。经过18个小时的手术和几个星期的精心护理,迈克尔出院了,但体内还留有子弹碎片。事隔半年后,我见到了迈克尔。我问他怎么样,他回答说,“要是我还能更好,我就成双胞胎了。想看看我的伤疤吗?”我婉言拒绝了,倒是问了他抢劫发生时他脑子里想了些什么。“首先想到的是我应该把后门锁好。”迈克尔答道。“接着,我躺在地上,脑子还记得我有两种选择:我可以选择活下去,也可以选择死。我选择了活下来。”“你难道不害怕吗?你失去知觉了吗?”我问。迈克尔接着说,“那些护理人员棒极了。他们不停地说我会好的。但他们把我推进急救室时,我看到医生和护士脸上的表情,真是吓坏了。从他们的眼神里,我看得出他们在说‘他无异于死人。’我知道我需要采取行动了。”“你采取了什么行动?”我问道。“一位人高马大的护士大声冲我问,”迈克尔说。“她问我是否对某些东西过敏。’有的,’我说。所有的医生和护士都停下手中的活儿,等待我的回答。我深吸一口气大声说,’对子弹过敏。’他们大笑时,我告诉他们,’我选择活下去。做手术时把我当个活人,千万不要把我当成死人。’”迈克尔活了下来,这要感谢那些医生的高明医术,但也要归功于他令人佩服的态度。从他身上我学到了我们每天都有机会充实地生活。毕竟,态度决定一切。=========================
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