What a beautiful story

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Pepe’s story
Pepe was the kind of person you wanted to be. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone asked him how he was doing, he replied: “Better, impossible”
He had changed jobs and several of his employees followed him through all his changes. The reason they followed him was his attitude: he was a natural motivator. If an employee had a bad day, Pepe was there to tell him how to see the positive side of the situation.
One day I went to look for Pepe and asked him:
“I don’t understand you… it’s not possible for a person to be positive all the time. How you do that?…”
Pepe replied: “Every morning, I wake up and say to myself, “Pepe, you have two options today: you can choose to be in a good mood or in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Every time something bad happens, I can choose between being a victim or learning from it. And I choose learning from it”.
“Every time someone comes to me to complain, I can either accept their complaint or I can show them the positive side of life. I choose to show them the positive side of life.”
“OK, but it’s not that easy”, I protested.
“Yes, it is”, said Pepe. “Everything in life is made up of choices. When you throw away everything else, every situation is a choice. You choose how to react to each situation, you choose how people will affect your mood, you choose to be in a good mood or in a bad mood. In short: YOU CHOOSE HOW TO LIVE LIFE.”
I reflected on what Pepe told me…
For reasons of residence, we lost contact, but I often thought of Pepe when he had to make a choice in life, instead of reacting against it.
Several years later, I learned that Pepe had done something he should never have done in a business; he left the back door open and one morning was assaulted by three armed robbers.
As he tried to open the safe, his hand, shaking with nervousness, missed the combination. The robbers felt panic and fired. Pepe was quickly found and rushed to a clinic. After eight hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Pepe was discharged, but still with bullet fragments in his body…
I met Pepe six months after the accident and when I asked him how he was, he replied:
“Better, impossible”.
I asked what was on his mind at the time of the robbery. He answered:
“When I was lying on the floor, I remembered that I had two options: I could choose to live or I could choose to die.
I CHOOSE TO LIVE”.
“Didn’t you feel scared?” I asked.
Pepe continued: “The doctors were brilliant. They kept telling me that I would be fine. But when they took me to the operating room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, it really scared me. I could read in his eyes: “You are a dead man.” So I knew I had to make a decision.”
“What did you do?” – I asked.
Pepe said: “Well, one of the doctors asked me if I was allergic to anything and I, taking a deep breath, shouted: – “Yes, to bullets” – While they laughed, I told them: “I’m choosing to live, operate me as if I were alive, not dead”.
Pepe lived because of the doctors expertise, but above all, because of HIS SPECTACULAR ATTITUDE.
I learned that EACH DAY, WE HAVE THE CHOICE to live fully. ATTITUDE, finally, is everything.
In the end, the decision to
how are you,
how do you see yourself,
how do you feel,
how do you live,
IT’S YOURS!
(…)
Those who fail are the ones who stop seeing the positive part of their life and achievements…
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Taken from the PowerPoint presentation you can find here: https://slideplayer.com.br/slide/1874088/

Stowaway

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This film has a pretty cool trailer and the incredible Toni Collette and Anna Kendrick, which I really like… So, it was worth a try!

The film isn’t bad, there were tense scenes and the 4 actors had a good chemistry, but the story just got lost in space… Really?!…

Well, maybe it was just me…

Go watch it and make your own opinion!

People laugh… and pay…

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FUNNY DIALOGUE (?) BETWEEN STATE AND TAXPAYER

“Taxpayer – I would like to buy a car.
State – Very well. Please choose.
Taxpayer – I’ve already chosen. Do I have to pay something?
State – Yes. Automobile Tax (ISV) and Value Added Tax (VAT)
Taxpayer – Oh… That’s all.
State – … and a “little thing” to put it around. Stamp.
Taxpayer – Oh!…
State – … and one more thing in the gasoline necessary for the car to effectively circulate. The ISP.
Taxpayer – But… without gasoline I don’t circulate.
State – I know.
Taxpayer – … But I already pay to circulate…
State – Of course!…
Taxpayer – So… are you going to charge me for the value of the gasoline?
State – Also. But that’s VAT. The ISP is something different.
Taxpayer – Different?!
State – A lot. The ISP its because gasoline exists.
Taxpayer – … Why does it exist?!
State – Many millions of years ago, dinosaurs and coal made oil. And you pay.
Taxpayer – … That’s all?
State – Only. But don’t think you can leave the car as you wish.
Taxpayer – What do you mean?!
State – You have to pay to park it.
Taxpayer – … To park it?
State – Exactly.
Taxpayer – So, I pay to walk and I pay to be stationary?
State – No. If you really want to drive the car, you need to pay insurance.
Taxpayer – So I pay to circulate, I pay to be able to circulate and I pay for being stopped.
State – Yes. We are not here to deceive anyone. Is the car new?
Taxpayer – New?
State – It’s just that if it’s not new you have to pay inorder for us to see if its able to walk around.
Taxpayer – Pay for you to see if you can charge me?
State – Of course. Do you think this is for free? There’s just one more thing…
Taxpayer – …One more thing?
State – To drive on highways
Taxpayer – But… but I already pay road tax.
State – Yes. But this is a different road.
Taxpayer – … Different?
State – Yes. Very different. It’s just for anyone who wants to.
Taxpayer – Is that all?
State – Yes. That’s all.
Taxpayer – And is it over?
Estado – Yes. After paying the 25 euros, it’s over.
Taxpayer – What 25 euros?!
State – The 25 euros it costs to walk on the highways.
Taxpayer – But didn’t you say that the highways were only for those who wanted to?
Estado – Yes. But everyone pays the 25 euros.
Taxpayer – Which 25 euros?
Estado – The 25 euros is how much the chip costs.
Taxpayer – … How much for what?
Status – Pay the chip. To be able to pay.
Taxpayer – Don’t loo…
State – Yes. Paying costs 25 euros.
Taxpayer – Does it cost 25 euros to pay?
State – Yes. Pay 25 euros to pay.
Taxpayer – But I will not drive on the highways.
Estado – Imagine that one day you want to… you have to pay.
Taxpayer – Do I have to pay to pay because one day I might want to?
State – Exactly. You pay to pay what you might want one day.
Taxpayer – What if I don’t want to?
State – Pay a forfeit.”