Factors that determine our attitude

We were born with tendencies toward temperaments, there are three factors that largely determine our attitude formation.

All these environments create a culture. Ever place, be it a home, organizations or a culture. For example, if you go to a shop you may find the sales person polite, the supervisor polite, manager polite, and the owner polite. You go to another shop and you find the salesperson rude, supervisor rude, manger rude and the owner rude. There is a culture running. Similarly, if you go to a home and y0u find the kids are courteous, so are the parents, even the help is polite. You go to another home, yu may find the kids are fighting like cats and dogs, so are the parents, even the help is rude.

In counties where there is political uncertainly, people stop thinking long term, they start thinking short therm. Their objective becomes to fleece every day and fill their pockets today, because if their pockets are full today, there will be more prepared to face the uncertainties of tomorrow.

In countries where the government and political environment is hones, generally you will find that the people are honest, law abiding and helpful. And the reverse is true too. In a corrupt environment, an honest person has a hard time, whereas in an honest environment, a corrupt person has a hard time. In a positive environment, a marginal performer’s output goes. In a negative environment, a good performer’s output goes down.

We need to step back and look at what kind of environment we have created for ourselves land those around us. It is tough to expect positive behavior in a negative environment. In societies where lawlessness becomes the law, honest citizens become cheats, crooks and dacoits.