Three attitudes to life$ O1 x5 M4 K& w, R
__1__. You may approach life with the philosophy of the vegetable, in which case your life will consist in being born, eating, drinking, sleeping mating, growing old, and dying.
, f" P$ i: z- Z- J; Z __2__. A great many so-called successful men and women believe that life is a business, and they arrange their conduct and behavior accordingly. If you believe that life is a business your first question of life, naturally, is “what do I get out of it?” __3__.% I0 y& L' L5 Z
The great majority of human beings today look at life as if it were a business.__4__.; d5 W# V& l* T0 A2 }
The third attitude toward life is the approach of the artist. Here the basic philosophy is “what can I put into it? ”, and the basic relation of the individual to his follow-men is one of cooperation and common sense.__5__. The more we investigate and the more we learn about living the more we become convinced that the artistic attitude is the only one which is consistent with human happiness.- w" o; S' @+ z
A. In a word based on this attitude, happiness becomes a matter of successful competition.
& n. J) |, h2 e B. As a human being you have the choice of three basic attitudes towards life./ f" t- }' D. p8 V
C. Their basic philosophy is one of competition and efficiency., f4 u: W8 h( M+ D1 ~
D. The second basic attitude is to look at life as if it were a business.! N C( O: z, f5 |& G5 i/ l
E. This point of view has been proved by history; for history remembers best those who have contributed most richly to the interests of their follow-men.+ S1 k# ^9 }7 e+ G$ {3 |
F. Is a proper attitude of life sure to bring about a happy life? ) h: k1 H$ `& k
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