生活充满选择(Life is all about choices)

michaelisthekindofguyyoulovetohate.heisalwaysinagoodmoodandalwayshassomethingpositivetosay.whensomeonewouldaskhimhowhewasdoing,hewouldreply,"ifiwereanybetter,i’dbetwins!”hewasanaturalmotivator.

ifanemployeewashavingabadday,michaelwastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.seeingthisstylereallymademecurious,soonedayiwentuptomichaelandaskedhim,"idon＇tgetit.youcan＇tbepositiveallthetime.howdoyoudoit?"

michaelreplied,eachmorningiwakeupandsaytomyself＇mike,youhavetwochoicestoday.youcanchoosetobeinagoodmoodoryoucanchoosetobeinabadmood.＇ichoosetobeinagoodmood.eachtimesomethingbadhappens,icanchoosetobeavictimorchoosetolearnfromit.ichoosetolearnfromit.everytimesomeonecomestomecomplainingicanchoosetoaccepttheircomplainingoricanpointoutthepositivesideoflife.ichoosethepositivesideoflife."

"yeah,right.itisn＇tthateasy."iprotested.

"yesitis,"michaelsaid."lifeisallaboutchoices.whenyoucutawayallthejunk,everysituationisachoice.youchoosehowyoureacttosituations.youchoosehowpeoplewillaffectyourmood.youchoosetobeinagoodmoodorbadmood.thebottomlineis:it＇syourchoicehowyoulivelife."ireflectedonwhatmichaelsaid.

soonthereafter,ileftthebigenterprisethatihadworkedinforyearstostartmyownbusiness.welosttouch,butioftenthoughabouthimwhenimadeachoiceaboutlifeinsteadofreactingtoit.severalyearslater,iheardmichaelwasinvolvedinaseriousaccident,fallingoff60feetfromacommunicationstower.

afterl8hoursofsurgery,andweeksofintensivecare,michaelwasreleasedfromthehospitalwithrodsplacedinhisback.isawmichaelaboutsixmonthsaftertheaccident.wheniaskedhimhowhewas,hereplied,"ifiwereanybetter,i’dbetwins.wannaseemyscars?"ideclinedtoseehiswounds,butdidaskhimwhathadgonethroughhismindastheaccidenttookplace.

"thefirstthingthatwentthroughmymindwasthewellbeingofmysoon-to-borndaughter,"michaelreplied."then,asilayontheground,rememberedihadtwochoices:icouldchoosetoliveoricouldchoosetodie.ichosetolive.""weren’tyouscared?didyouloseconsciousness?"iasked.michaelcontinued,"...theparamedicsweregreat.theykepttellingmeiwasgoingtobefine.butwhentheywheeledmeintotheoperationroomandisawtheexpressionsonthefacesofthedoctorsandnurses,igotreallyscared.intheireyes,lread＇he＇sadeadman.＇iknewineededtotakeaction.""whatdidyoudo?"iasked."well,therewasabigburlynurseshoutingquestionsatme”saidmichael."sheaskedmeifiwasallergictoanything.‘yes,’isaid.thedoctorsandnursesstoppedworkingastheywaitedformyreply.itookadeepbreathandyelled",‘gravity’”overtheirlaughter,itoldthem,＇i＇mchoosingtolive.operateonmeasifiamalive,notdead＇."

michaellived,thankstotheskillofhisdoctors,butalsobecauseofhisamazingattitude.ilearnedfromhimthateverydaywehaveachoicetolivefully.attitudeiseverything.