3. Attitude
ATTITUDE IS A WAY OF BEHAVING, FEELING, AND THINKING.
BODY LANGUAGE CAN SHOW ATTITUDE. A BEATEN ATTITUDE WILL DISPLAY ITSELF
IN A POSTURE. FACTS, EDUCATION, AND HARD WORK CAN HELP BUILD A HEALTHY
ATTITUDE. MONEY, CIRCUMSTANCES, FAILURES AND SUCCESSES WILL HELP
MAKE OR BREAK AN ATTITUDE. UTOPIAN RELIGION
AND GLORIOUS POLITICAL PROMISES ARE FALSE PROPS WHICH CANNOT PRODUCE A
REALISTIC ATTITUDE. RUINED ATTITUDE CAN MEAN A RUINED PERSON.
SUCH RUIN IS THE WRECK OF LIFE. APPEARANCE, GIFTS, TALENTS AND SKILLS
CAN BE ENHANCED BY A GOOD ATTITUDE. ATTITUDE AND PERSONALITY ARE
HARD TO SEPARATE. A BAD ATTITUDE CAN DAMAGE THE INDIVIDUAL, A FAMILY,
A RELATIONSHIP, A MARRIAGE, A CHURCH OR SYNAGOGUE OR A BUSINESS.
ENOUGH BAD ATTITUDES CAN DAMAGE A NATION. SOME ATTITUDE ADJUSTERS
ARE THE WHIP, THE MILITARY, THE TRIBE, THE PRISON AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS.
THREATS, FEARS, HOPE AND THE COMPLETION OF GOALS CAN ADJUST ATTITUDES.
LOVE AND HATE, JEALOUSY AND ENVY, AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC CONFLICT CAN DO
THE SAME THING. SO CAN ETHICS, ISMS AND GOVERNMENTS. BUT THE
BEST ATTITUDE ADJUSTER IS THE REALISTIC SELF AND HOPEFULLY FOR THE BETTER.
RICHARD G. BENEFIELD