deux choix

You have two choices: 

You have two choices Vous avez deux choix

Jerry is the manager of a restaurant. He is always in a good mood.: 

Jerry is the manager of a restaurant. He is always in a good mood. Jerry est g é rant d ’ un restaurant. Il est toujours de bonne humeur.

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When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would always reply: Quand on lui demandait comment ç a allait, il r é pondait toujours:

"If I were any better, I would be twins!": 

" If I were any better, I would be twins!" « Si ç a allait mieux, je serais jumeau! »

Many of the waiters at his restaurant quit their jobs when he changed jobs,: 

Many of the waiters at his restaurant quit their jobs when he changed jobs , Les serveurs de son restaurant quittaient leur emploi pour le suivre

so they could follow him around from restaurant to restaurant: 

so they could follow him around from restaurant to restaurant afin de demeurer à son service d ’ un restaurant à l ’ autre

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Why？ Pourquoi ?

Because Jerry was a natural motivator.: 

Because Jerry was a natural motivator. Parce que Jerry é tait un motivateur n é .

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If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling him how to look on the positive side of the situation. Quand ç a n ’ allait pas bien pour un de ses employ é s, Jerry é tait toujours l à pour lui faire voir le côt é positif de la situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him：: 

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him ： Son attitude me rendit curieux. Alors, un jour j ’ allai le voir et lui demandai:

"I don't get it! No one can be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" : 

" I don't get it! No one can be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Je ne comprends pas! Personne ne peut être positif tout le temps. Comment fais-tu?

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Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, I have two choices today. I can choose to be in a good mood or I can choose to be in a bad mood. Jerry r é pondit, « Chaque matin à mon r é veil, je me dis, j ’ ai deux choix aujourd ’ hui. Je peux choisir d ’ être de bonne humeur ou de mauvaise humeur.

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I always choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be victim or I can choose to learn from it. I always choose to learn from it. Je choisis toujours d ’ être de bonne humeur. À chaque fois que quelque chose de mal arrive, je peux choisir d ’ être victime ou d ’ apprendre. Je choisis toujours d ’ apprendre.

Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I always choose the positive side of life.": 

Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I always choose the positive side of life." Quand on vient se plaindre à moi, je peux choisir de me taire ou d ’ en faire ressortir le côt é positif de la vie. Je choisis toujours cette derni è re option.

"But it's not always that easy,” I protested.: 

" But it's not always that easy,” I protested. « Mais ce n ’ est pas toujours si facile, » protestai-je.

"Yes it is," Jerry said.: 

" Yes it is," Jerry said. « Oui ç a l ’ est, » dit Jerry.

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" Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk every situation is a choice. Tout dans la vie est une question de choix. Apr è s avoir enlev é e le superflu, chaque situation est un choix.

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You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. It's your choice how you live your life." On choisit comment r é agir aux situations, comment les gens affectent notre humeur, d ’ être de bonne humeur ou pas. On choisit comment vivre notre vie. »

Several years later,: 

Several years later, Plusieurs ann é es plus tard,

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I heard that Jerry accidentally did something you are never supposed to do in the restaurant business. J ’ appris que Jerry avait accidentellement fait ce qu ’ on doit absolument é viter dans le monde de la restauration.

He left the back door of his restaurant open: 

He left the back door of his restaurant open Il avait laiss é la porte arri è re de son restaurant ouverte.

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And then in the morning, he was robbed by three armed men. Et alors, au matin il fut d é valis é par trois hommes arm é s.

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While Jerry trying to open the safe box , Pendant que Jerry tentait d ’ ouvrir son coffre-fort,

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his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Sa main nerveuse glissa de la manette de combinaison. Les voleurs paniqu é s firent feu sur lui.

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Luckily, Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the hospital. Heureusement Jerry fut rapidement trouv é et transport é à l ’ hôpital.

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After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body. … Apr è s 18 heures de chirurgie et des semaines des soins intensifs, Jerry pu quitter l ’ hôpital avec des fragments de projectiles dans son corps …

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I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. Je rencontrai Jerry environ six mois apr è s l ’ accident.

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When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Want to see my scars?" Quand je lui demandai comment il allait, il me r é pondit, « Si j ’ allais mieux, je serais jumeau. Veux-tu voir mes cicatrices? »

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I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. Je d é clinai son offre mais lui demandai ce qui lui avait pass é par la tête lors du cambriolage.

"The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied.: 

" The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. « J ’ ai d ’ abord pens é que j ’ aurais d û barrer la porte arri è re,

"Then, after they shot me, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or could choose to die. I chose to live." : 

" Then, after they shot me, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or could choose to die. I chose to live." Puis apr è s qu ’ ils m ’ eurent tir é dessus, je me suis souvenu que j ’ avais deux choix: Je pouvais choisir de vivre ou de mourir. J ’ ai choisi de vivre. »

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" Weren't you scared“ I asked? « N ’ avais-tu pas peur? » que je lui demandai.

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Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. Il continua, « Les ambulanciers ont é t é super. Il ne cessaient pas de me r é p é ter que tout irait bien.

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But when they wheeled me into the Emergency Room and I saw the expression on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. Mais quand ils m ’ ont emmen é à l ’ urgence et que j ’ ai vu l ’ expression sur les visages des m é decins et des gardes, j ’ ai paniqu é .

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In their eyes, I read 'He's a dead man. Dans leurs yeux, Je pouvais lire, c ’ est un homme mort

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I knew I needed to take action." " What did you do?" I asked. Il fallait que je passe à l ’ action. » Qu ’ as-tu fait? Lui demandai-je.

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" Well, there was a big nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything." « He bien, il y avait une grosse infirmi è re qui me criait des questions. Elle me demanda si j ’é tais allergique à quelque chose. »

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' Yes,' to bullets, I replied. Je lui r é pondis: « oui, aux balles de fusils. »

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Over their laughter, I told them: “I am choosing to live. Please operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.” Quand ils eurent fini de rire, je leur dit: « J ’ ai choisi de vivre. S ’ il vous plait, op é rez-moi comme si j ’é tais vivant et non pas mort.

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" Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. Jerry surv é cut grâce à la comp é tence des m é decins mais aussi à cause de son é tonnante attitude

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I learned from him that every day you have the choice to either enjoy your life or to hate it. J ’ ai appris de lui qu ’à chaque jour on a le choix de jouir de la vie ou de la d é tester

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The only thing that is truly yours - that no one can control or take from you – is your attitude, La seule vraie chose qui nous appartienne – que personne ne puisse contrôler ou nous prendre – c ’ est notre attitude,

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so if you can take care of that, everything else in life becomes much easier. Alors, en prenant soin de cela, tout dans la vie devient plus facile

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Now you have two choices to make: Maintenant il vous reste deux choix:

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1. You can delete this message or 2. You can forward it to someone you care about. Vous pouvez d é truire ce message ou 2. Vous pouvez l ’ envoyer à quelqu ’ un qui vous est cher.

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I hope you will choose #2. I did. J ’ esp è re que vous choisirez #2. C ’ est ce que j ’ ai fait.