I met my friend Antonio several years ago and, believe me, it's a special kind: it is constantly in a good mood and always see, I always say, the positive side of things.
I was skeptical that his optimism 24 hours on 24 and 7 / 7, so one day I asked him: "You can not always be a positive person! What's your secret? ". And Antonio: "Every morning I wake up and say to myself: "Antonio, you have two choices now. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. "
I choose to be in a good mood. Every time something unpleasant happens, I can choose to be a victim or to learn from what happened. And I choose to learn. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to join his complaint, or can I choose to see the positive side of things. And I choose to see the positive side. "
" Yes, yes, but not so easy. " "Of course it is," replied Antonio. "Life is a succession of situations. Each situation needs and choices that YOU choose. You choose whether to allow others to affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. In conclusion: You choose how to live your life. "
for a while 'time we lost sight of, then I learned that the restaurant where she worked had been a robbery. The situation had degenerated and had caught three bullets in his body. Fortunately, the rescue had been fast, and after a surgery that lasted 18 hours and weeks of intensive care, Antonio had been discharged from hospital.
I reviewed 6 months later and, by chance, we ended up talking about the incident. Antonio told me that everything rescue personnel was wonderful to continue to support and tell him that all would be for the better.
When I arrived at the emergency room have come to realize the real conditions. "I saw the expressions on their faces that they thought, while looking at me:" It's a dead man. " I had to do something. "
" What did you do? ". "There was a nurse that I cried if I was allergic to something and I said yes," said Antonio. Everyone was waiting for my answer, to know how to proceed.
I inhaled deeply and declared: "I'm allergic ... to bullets! "And after the laughter added:" I chose to live, intervene on my body as on that of a living person, not dead. "
Antonio survived thanks to the skill of the medical staff. And also for his choices. I learned from him that each of us has the opportunity to fully enjoy their lives.
After all ... is only a matter of choice!
