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ATTITUDES
Some unknown person has written An Autobiography in Five Chapters, each chapter representing a different attitude. Chapter One I walk down the street,
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost . . . I am helpless.
It isn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter Two I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I’m in the same place.
But it isn’t my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter Three I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I fall in . . . it’s a habit . . . but my eyes are open.
I know where I am.