The Town Ahead

A man pulled up to a gas station in the country.

He asked the gas station attendant, “What are the people like in the next town up ahead?”

The attendant said, “What were the people like in the town you just came from?”

“Awful people,” the man responded. “Rude, cold, hostile, abrupt, unfriendly. They wouldn’t give me the time of day.”

“Well,” said the attendant, “I’m sorry to say it, but you’re going to find exactly the same sort of people in the next town up ahead.”

A bit later, another driver pulled in, heading in the same direction as the first.

“What are the people like in the next town up ahead?” the second man asked.

The attendant said, “What were the people like in the town you just came from?”

“Wonderful people,” the second man responded. “Friendly, warm, helpful, patient, kind. They went out of their way to help a stranger.”

“Well,” said the attendant, “I’m happy to tell you that you’re going to find exactly the same kind of people in the next town up ahead.”

This is a story about attitude which can be used as a toast to illustrate that its not the environment or the people around us that affect us, but rather its our attitude that affects what happens in our life. A positive attitude will result in positive results. A negative attitude will bring negative results.