“We’realike,youandme,”BenWeatherstafftoldMary.“We’renotprettytolookat,andwebothareverydisagreeable.”

PoorMary!Shewasonlyaten-year-oldlittlegirl.Noonewantsher,andnoonelovesher.Afterherparentsdiedofdisease,shehadbeensentfromIndiatoYorkshireinEngland,andlivedinheruncle’sfamily.Thatisanoldhouse,andverybig.Althoughtherewerehundredsofrooms,mostofthemwerelocked.Maryfeltunpleasantanddepressivelivingthere.Everydayherlifewasboringandlonely.WiththeexceptionofBenWeatherstaff,anoldgardener,noonetalkedtoher.Shelosthertempernowandthen,and,she,asBenWeatherstaffsaid,wasugly.Shehadthinangryfaceandthinyellowhair.

Therewasasecretgardeninheruncle’shome.Itissaidthatthekeyofthelockofthatgardengatewaslost.Soalmost10years,exceptRobins,noonewenttothatgarden.Marybecamemoreandmorecurious.Finallyshefoundthekey,andinvitedherservant’sbrother,Dickontoplaywithherinthatgardenwithoutlettingothersknow.
Strangely,Maryoftenheardsomecriesinthehouse,hearinglikeachild.Luckily,Maryfoundtheownerofthecries,Colin,whowasheruncle’sten-year-oldson.Hewasafraidofhisback,whichmaybecrooked,likehisfather,andhewoulddieoneday.Fortunately,afterMaryhelpedColintoconquerthisdiseaseandthiskindofthoughtandtoldhimitwasfalse.GraduallyunderthehelpofMaryColinbecamehealthierandbegantogotothesecretgardenwithMaryandDickon,andplayedwiththemtogether.Henceforth,Marybecamemorebeautifulthanbeforeandneverlosthertemper.SheandhercousinColin,livedhappily.

Whatawonderfulstory!AndwhatchangedColinandMary?Isitmagic?Isitluck?Allofthemarenotthekeypoint.Whatreallyaccountareourattitudestowardslife.

Noonecouldsucceedwithoutagoodattitude.Thestoryisstrongevidenceprovingthatattitudecanhelptotideyouoveraperiodofdifficulty.Alsoitcanchangeone’slife.Thesecretgardenisnotonlysecretforitsdoorwaslocked,butalsoforthesecretofattitude.Everythingintheworlddependsonattitude.Differentattitudesmaymakethethingsandsituationdifferent.Optimisticattitudewillhelpyoutoachieveyourgoalsforitgivesyouhopeandyouwillneverbedespairedandgiveup.Whileholdingpessimisticjustmakeyoufellfrustratedandgiveupatlast.
There’safunnygamethatprovesattitudemakeslife100%.Ifweallchangea,b,c,d,…,y,zinto1,2,3,4,…,26,likethis:

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526

“Love”is:12+15+22+5=54%

“Knowledge”is:11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96%

“Hardwork”is:8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98%

“Luck”is:12+21+3+11=47%

“Money”is:13+15+14+5+25=72%

“Leadership”is:12+5+1+4+5+18+19+9+16=89%

Andwhatmakeslife100%?

It’sattitude!

A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E=1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100%

Attitudeiseverything.Changeyourattitude.Yourlifewillbechanged.

Althoughnoteveryonecanrealizehisdreamperfectly,wecantryourbesttochangeourattitude,attitudemeanschance,meanssuccess.Holdingtherightattitude,wearelikelytoownsuccess.Letushandinhandtopursueoursecretgardeninourdream!（615words）

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