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第6章 态度决定一切（第2页）
Jerryrelied，
"EachmorningIwakeuandsaytomyself，Jerryyouhavetwochoicestoday。Youcanchoosetobeinagoodmoodoryoucanchoosetobeinabadmood。Ichoosetobeinagoodmood。Eachtimesomethingbadhaens，IcanchoosetobeavictimorIcanchoosetolearnfromit。Ichoosetolearnfromit。Everytimesomeonecomestomecomlaining，IcanchoosetoaccettheircomlainingorIcanointouttheositivesideoflife。Ichoosetheositivesideoflife。Lifeisallaboutchoices。
"
IthoughtaboutwhatJerrysaid。Soon，Ilefttherestaurantbusinesstoursuemyownbusiness。Welosttouch，butIoftenthoughtabouthimwhenImadeachoiceaboutlifeinsteadofreactingtolife。
Severalyearslater，IheardthatJerryhaddonesomethingyouareneversuosedtodointherestaurantbusiness：hehadleftthebackdooroenonemorningandthreearmedrobberswalkedin，andheldhimuatgunoint。Whiletryingtooenthesafe，hegotnervousandhishandsliedoffthecombination。Therobbersgotnervousandblewaholethroughhishandandthenthreerightthroughthemiddleofhisabdomen。Helaythereonthefloordyingasthearamedicswerecalled。Theyrushedhimtothelocaltraumacenterandhewasinsurgeryfor18hoursandintensivecaresforweeks，andfinallyemergedfromthehositalamonthlaterwithfragmentsofthebulletsstillinhisbody。
IsawJerryaboutsixmonthslater。WhenIaskedhimhowhewas，herelied，
"IfIwereanybetter，Idbetwins。Wannaseemyscars？
"Ideclinedtoseehiswounds，butIdidaskhimwhathadgonethroughhismindwhentherobberywashaening。
"Thefirstthingthatwentthroughmymind，
"Jerryrelied，
"wasthatIshouldhavelockedthebackdoor。Then，asIwaslyingonthefloor，IwasthinkingthatIhadtwochoices：Icouldchoosetolive，orIcouldchoosetodie。Iwaschoosingtolive。
"
"Werentyoueverscared？Didyouloseconsciousness？
"Iasked。
Jerrycontinuedthestory，
"Thearamedicsweregreat。TheykettellingmeIwasgoingtobefine。Butwhentheywheeledmeintotheemergencyroom，IgotreallyscaredwhenIsawtheexressionsonthedoctors，andnursesfaces。TheyalllookedlikeIwasadeadman。IknewIneededtotakeaction。
"
"Whatdidyoudo？
"Iasked。
"Well，therewasabig，burlynurseshoutingatme，Jerry，areyouallergictoanything？Yes，Ishoutedback。What？sheasked。Thedoctorsandnursesstoedandwaitedformyrely。Itookadeebreathandyelled，Bullets！Theyallstartedlaughing，andItoldthem，Look，Iamchoosingtolive。OerateonmeasifIamalivingman，notadeadman。
"
Jerrylivedinartbecauseofhisdoctors，butinlargeartbecauseofhisindomitableattitude。
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