Dichotomy

One way to recognize a great truth is when the exact opposite is also a great truth.

I was contemplating the fact that we really have very little control over our attitudes. The complex factors that create our attitudes run very deep. They include our culture, our heritage, our personal past, our economics, our neighborhood, our friends, and ultimately our habits. They influence even the physical structure of our brain.

I then remembered that the ONLY thing in life we really have control over is our attitude.

For a while it made me feel small.
Then I realized that we just identified a great truth.

The more I contemplate, the more I feel its power.