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Jerry is a type of guy who is always positive. He would be always in good mood. He is a manger in a restaurant. If an employee was feeling down that day, he would say something positive and make him look on the positive side of the situation. When he was asked on how could he be a positive person all the time, he would say that when every morning when he wakes up he would ask himself if he wants to be in good or bad mood. And, he would always choose the good mood. When something bad happens, he would choose either to be the victim or choose to learn from it. He feels that the bottom line he feels that its everyone choice on how we want to live life. Several years later, something bad happen to Jerry. He was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. Since he was nervous, his hands were shaking with fear. Then, while opening the safe, he slipped the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. He was sen to the hospital. He was released from he hospital after undergoing surgery. When the author saw Jerry after 6 months, he asked Jerry how he was. Jerry explained what happened on that day. In all, he said he wanted to live and so he wanted the doctors to operate on him as if he was alive rather then he was dead. And in the end, Jerry lived because of the doctors and his amazing attitude.

I feel that Jerry is a wonderful person. Being positive all the time is difficult indeed. However, Jerry was able to be positive all the time. Being like this would be very good and healthy. It would prevent us from fighting with our friends or family members. I believe that if Jerry is able to be positive all the time, we can also be like him. He is a "role model" as he posses good attitude. I feel that Jerry is doing a good thing as he tries to help his employees and make sure they are happy instead of feeling down.

Questions:
1) Are you a positive person?
2) If you were in Jerry's situation where he was held up at gunpoint, what would you have done?
3) Do you think Jerry is a person that we can look up to? Why?
4) When you wake up in the morning, what would you choose your mood to be, good or bad?
5) Do you think making your choices right makes life better?

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