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Class VIII
Developing The Right Attitude
and should try to see things in a positive light.
“Your living is determined not so much by what life
brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so In the end, there is an absolutely brilliant saying that sums
much by what happens to you as by the way your mind up everything:
looks at what happens” – Kahlil Gibran “It does not matter how long you are spending on the

earth, how much money you have gathered or how much
A positive attitude is the guide to leading a positive life. attention you have received. It is the amount of positive
Maintaining a positive attitude through the ups and vibration you have radiated in life that matters.” – Amit Ray
downs is important to every aspect of life; your social Shruthi Subramanian, VIII A
status, your work, your health and your relationships.
“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can
There is a famous saying that states that “Seeing control your attitude towards what happens to you, and in
someone happy does not mean that everything in that you will be mastering change rather than allowing it
his/her life is perfect. Rather he or she has chosen to to master you” – Brian Tracy
overlook the imperfections in their life”
When we observe carefully around us, we learn that the
That is exactly the way how one should go about in world is a difficult place to live. It is not an easy task for
life. Humans are imperfect and therefore the world is anyone on this earth to survive and lead a peaceful life.
imperfect and this is something we should learn early in
our lives. If we do not accept this fact and keep getting Problems are there and they will remain in place and
depressed and angry about what people or external never go away. We will solve one problem and another
factors do to us, it will all eventually lead to total one will arise. This is a cycle that will continue throughout
depression and total disaster. our lives. Therefore, it is important that we face this life
and its difficulties with good-will, enthusiasm and positive
Attitude is a choice that we need to make. We can attitude.
choose to alter our attitude towards positivity or
negativity and all that happens to us is because of us Life is a phase where people learn to show equanimity,
only. We cannot blame anyone else for the way we feel compassion, kindness, joy, anger, sympathy, etc.
and the way we see the world. All that really matters Sometimes we might feel fed up and decide to run away
is the fact that we give it our best shot and should not from problems. This is very common as people face many
have any regrets. Positive attitude literarily takes all the difficulties. When stressed out we should take a break and
unhappiness, pain and negativity away from our life. go to a place where we like to be the most. We have to be
So, please keep a positive attitude in life, work hard satisfied with everything we get and be happy with things
towards your goal and keep the positive attitude going that happen.
under all circumstances. Eventually, we will all leave
our destination and achieve our desired goals and the First, we must learn to respect others. Some feel that specific
world will be a much better place to live. people whom they don’t like do not deserve respect. This
is a wrong interpretation. No matter how they are or
We cannot control others and we cannot change others. what they do or did, everyone deserves respect. Everyone
The only thing that we can control and change is our warrants a chance to turn over a new leaf. Second, people
attitude. Once we alter our attitude, the world all of a must learn to say sorry, thank you and please. It makes a
sudden looks a rosy place and everything seem to fall person take to an immediate liking towards you.
into place. As human beings, we need to learn to be
thankful and happy in all situations. No matter what the I conclude by saying that developing the right attitude is
circumstances, we should always give it our best shot the key to success. I would like to sum up by quoting: