Jerry was always in a good mood．He was such a unique manager that several 1 had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant because of his attitude．If an employee was having a 2 day, Jerry was there telling him how to look on the bright side of the situation．
That attitude really made me 3 , so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don't get it! You can't be a(n) 4 person all of the time．How do you do it? ”
Jerry replied, “Life is all about 5 ．You choose how you react to situations．You choose how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．”
Several years later, I heard that Jerry 6 the back door open one morning and was held up by three robbers with guns in their hands．They 7 him while trying to open the safe． 8 , Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the local medical center．
I saw Jerry about six months after the accident．I asked him what had gone through his 9 as the robbery took place．
“The first thing I thought was that I should have 10 the back door, ” Jerry replied．“Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices： I could choose to 11 , or I could choose to die．I chose the former．”
“Weren't you 12 ? ” I asked．
Jerry continued, “When they 13 me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors, I got really frightened．In their eyes, I read, ‘He's a 14 man．’ I knew I needed to take 15 ．”
“What did you do? ” I asked．
“Well, ” said Jerry, “a nurse asked 16 I was allergic(过敏的)to anything．‘Yes, ’ I replied．The doctors and nurses 17 working as they waited for my reply．I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Bullets! ’”
Over their laughter, I told them．“ 18 on me as if I am alive, not dead．”
Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his 19 , but also because of his amazing way of looking at life．
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