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Friday, February 02, 2007 / 10:53 PM
showing the attitude Attitude. Is it something that makes you or breaks you? Does it define who you are or provides a facade to who you truly are? There was this guy whom i once knew and he was one hell of a confident guy. Everything was a breeze to him and things always seem good and chirpy. But his attitude towards others was patient and comfortable, and he never put on airs or elevate himself from the rest of us. This other guy that i know is super arrogant and always think that others are wrong and inferior. He sometimes treats his younger brother really badly in terms of verbal abuse. Not the extreme kind but well, i thought he should not have done that cos it kinda affects the kid's feelings ya know. He just thinks his younger brother is ignorant and that whatever he says are crap and inane things. I thought his attitude was horrendous. Horrifying. Wonder where did all the learning and nurturing gone to? Why do people treat others whom they deem inferior poorly? There is no need to have this kind of double standard. Just the other day our principal was encouraging us to speak up and air our views. It was a dialogue session and we were supposed to provide suggestions and recommendations for issues raised . People spoke and answers were given, but i somehow felt that this one girl was right. She claimed that we do not speak up because we felt that our voice arent heard and that it was useless even when we do speak up. It sounded confrontational but i can see where she is coming from. Most of us felt this way. Or maybe a few do. I will have to say that i never felt that i belonged to NJC not till till towards the end of last year. So i never felt that my views mattered at all. My attitude was all of nonchalance and who-gives-a-shit but now things are different. My attitude has taken on a different tone and now i wanna know what i can stand up for and get. I guess everyone's attitude helps you to change some aspect of your life eh? If Gandhi had not had a positive attitude in leading his people to fight against the Westerners, would they still have gotten their freedom? If Edison gave up trying to figure out the perfect element for his light bulb cos if a sure-lose attitude, will we still have our streets lit up brightly? If Lee Kuan Yew gave up on Singapore after we got separated from Malaysia, will we still have the prosperous and wonderful country we have now? Now attitude definitely makes or breaks you. So have a brand new attitude towards life today. |
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