Diffrence in attitude

Rajat Poddar (Qualified CS and CA Finalist)   (3355 Points)

19 June 2013  

DIFFERENCE IN ATTITUDE

 

This is a story of two brothers.
One was a drug addict and a drunkard who
frequently beat up his family.
The other one was a very successful businessman
who was respected in society and in family.
Some people wanted to find out why two brothers
from the same parents, brought up in the same
environment, could be so different.
The first one was asked, "How come you do what you
do? You are a drug addict, a drunk, and you beat
your family. What instigates you?"
He said, "My father." They asked, "What about your
father?"
The reply was, "My father was a drug addict, a drunk
and he beat his family. What do you expect me to be?
That is what I am."
They went to the brother who was doing everything
right and asked him the same question. "How come
you are doing everything right? What is your source
of motivation?"
And guess what he said. "My father. When I was a
little boy, I used to see my dad drunk and doing all
the wrong things. I made up my mind that this is not
what I wanted to be."
Both were driving their strength and motivation from
the same source, but one was using it positively and
the other negatively.

Moral
Negative motivation brings the desire to take the
easier way which ends up being the tougher way.
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