AttitudeIsEverything
佚名/Anonymous
Jerrywasthekindofguyyoulovetohate.Hewasthetypeofpersonwhowasalwaysinagoodmood,alwaysup,alwayshadsomethingpositivetosay.Whensomeonewouldaskhimhowhewasdoing,hewouldreply,「IfIwereanybetter,Iwouldbetwins!」
ImetJerrywhenIwasayoungmanagerintherestaurantindustry.Hewasauniquemanagerbecausehehadseveralwaiterswhohadfollowedhimaroundfromrestauranttorestaurant.ThereasonthewaitersfollowedJerrywasbecauseofhisattitude.Hewasanaturalmotivator.Ifanemployeewashavingabadday,Jerrywastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.
Seeingthisstylereallymademecurious,soonedayIwentuptoJerryandaskedhim,「Idon』tgetit!Youcan』tbeapositive,uppersonallthetime.Howdoyoudoit?」
Jerryreplied,「EachmorningIwakeupandsaytomyself,『Jerryyouhavetwochoicestoday.Youcanchoosetobeinagoodmoodoryoucanchoosetobeinabadmood.』Ichoosetobeinagoodmood.Eachtimesomethingbadhappens,IcanchoosetobeavictimorIcanchoosetolearnfromit.Ichoosetolearnfromit.Everytimesomeonecomestomecomplaining,IcanchoosetoaccepttheircomplainingorIcanpointoutthepositivesideoflife.Ichoosethepositivesideoflife.Lifeisallaboutchoices.」
IthoughtaboutwhatJerrysaid.Soon,Ilefttherestaurantbusinesstopursuemyownbusiness.Welosttouch,butIoftenthoughtabouthimwhenImadeachoiceaboutlifeinsteadofreactingtolife.
Severalyearslater,IheardthatJerryhaddonesomethingyouareneversupposedtodointherestaurantbusiness:hehadleftthebackdooropenonemorningandthreearmedrobberswalkedin,andheldhimupatgunpoint.Whiletryingtoopenthesafe,hegotnervousandhishandslippedoffthecombination.Therobbersgotnervousandblewaholethroughhishandandthenthreerightthroughthemiddleofhisabdomen.Helaythereonthefloordyingastheparamedicswerecalled.Theyrushedhimtothelocaltraumacenterandhewasinsurgeryfor18hoursandintensivecaresforweeks,andfinallyemergedfromthehospitalamonthlaterwithfragmentsofthebulletsstillinhisbody.
IsawJerryaboutsixmonthslater.WhenIaskedhimhowhewas,hereplied,「IfIwereanybetter,I』dbetwins.Wannaseemyscars?」Ideclinedtoseehiswounds,butIdidaskhimwhathadgonethroughhismindwhentherobberywashappening.
「Thefirstthingthatwentthroughmymind,」Jerryreplied,「wasthatIshouldhavelockedthebackdoor.Then,asIwaslyingonthefloor,IwasthinkingthatIhadtwochoices:Icouldchoosetolive,orIcouldchoosetodie.Iwaschoosingtolive.」
「Weren』tyoueverscared?Didyouloseconsciousness?」Iasked.
Jerrycontinuedthestory,「Theparamedicsweregreat.TheykepttellingmeIwasgoingtobefine.Butwhentheywheeledmeintotheemergencyroom,IgotreallyscaredwhenIsawtheexpressionsonthedoctors』andnurses』faces.TheyalllookedlikeIwasadeadman.IknewIneededtotakeaction.」
「Whatdidyoudo?」Iasked.
「Well,therewasabig,burlynurseshoutingatme,『Jerry,areyouallergictoanything?』『Yes,』Ishoutedback.『What?』sheasked.Thedoctorsandnursesstoppedandwaitedformyreply.Itookadeepbreathandyelled,『Bullets!』Theyallstartedlaughing,andItoldthem,『Look,Iamchoosingtolive.OperateonmeasifIamalivingman,notadeadman』.」
Jerrylivedinpartbecauseofhisdoctors,butinlargepartbecauseofhisindomitableattitude.
傑裡真是個討厭的傢伙,他是那種整天心情愉快、樂觀向上、能說會道的人。如果有人問他最近怎麼樣,他一定會說:「好極了,再好不過了。」
剛認識傑裡時,我還是一家餐飲公司的年輕管理員,而他已經是一位出色的經理了。因為他良好的態度,一些服務員甘願跟隨傑裡輾轉於各個公司。他天生善於激勵人,如果哪個員工心情不好,傑裡總能告訴他如何積極應對。
他的這種作風的確令人稱奇。於是,有一天,我問傑裡:「我不明白,你為什麼總能積極樂觀,你是如何做到的呢?」
傑裡答道:「每天早晨醒來,我都對自己說:『傑裡,今天你有兩種選擇:心情愉快或是悶悶不樂。』我選擇愉快。每當有不幸的事情發生時,是選擇接受傷害,還是吸取教訓?我選擇後者。每次別人向我抱怨時,是接受牢騷,還是指出生活的積極面?當然,我選擇後者,生活就是這些選擇。」
我思考著傑裡的話。不久,我離開餐飲業去尋找屬於自己的位置。儘管我們失去了聯繫,但每當我選擇生活而不是應付生活時,就會想起他。
幾年後,我聽說傑裡遭遇了一件令人難以想像的事:一天早上,他沒有關後門,三個劫匪衝了進去,用槍口對準他,讓他打開保險箱。當時他因緊張,鎖從手上滑了下來。情急之下,劫匪打穿了他的手,又向他的腹部開了三槍。救護車來時,他躺在地上,已經奄奄一息。人們迅速把他送往當地的外傷中心,經過18個小時的手術和幾個星期的護理,傑裡終於在一個月後出院了,可是體內還殘留著子彈碎片。
大約六個月後,當我見到傑裡,詢問他的身體狀況時,他說:「好極了,再好不過了。想不想看看我的傷疤?」我沒看他的傷疤,只是問了搶劫發生時他的想法。
「我首先想到的是,」傑裡答道,「應該把後門鎖好。後來,我倒在地上想,我有兩個選擇:活下去還是死亡?我選擇活下去。」
「難道你不害怕嗎?當時,你失去知覺了嗎?」我問。
傑裡繼續說道:「醫生們很好,他們不斷地告訴我,我會好起來。但當他們把我推進急診室時,我看到醫護人員的表情,不禁擔心起來。在他們眼裡,我完全是一個死人了。我知道,我必須有所行動。」
「你做了什麼?」我問。
「一個高大的護士衝我大喊:『傑裡,你對什麼藥物過敏嗎?』『有,』我回答道。『什麼?』她問。醫護人員都停下來等我回答。我深深地吸了一口氣,喊道:『子彈!』他們都笑了起來,我告訴他們:『看,我選擇活下去,把我當活人而不是死人來做手術吧』。」
傑裡活了下來,部分歸功於他的醫生們,更主要的是因為他堅強的態度。
1.Hewasa_________motivator.Ifanemployeewashavinga_________day,Jerrywastheretellingtheemployee_________tolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.
2.Eachtimesomethingbad_________,IcanchoosetobeavictimorIcanchooseto_________fromit.Ichoosetolearnfromit.Every_________someonecomestomecomplaining,Icanchoosetoaccepttheircomplaining_________Icanpointoutthepositivesideoflife.
3.Jerry_________inpartbecauseofhisdoctors,butinlargepart_________ofhisindomitableattitude.
1.他天生善於激勵人。
2.儘管我們失去了聯繫,但每當我選擇生活而不是應付生活時,就會想起他。
3.傑裡活了下來,部分歸功於他的醫生們,更主要的是因為他堅強的態度。
1.Ifanemployeewashavingabadday,Jerrywastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.
lookon:旁觀;觀看;看待
2.OperateonmeasifIamalivingman,notadeadman.
asif:好像;彷彿