Foxhole mentality
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="foxhole">foxhole</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gregory">Gregory</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foxhole">foxhole</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="likens">likens</span> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gregory">Gregory</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commends">commends</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p><span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gregory">Gregory</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mindset">mindset</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foxhole">foxhole</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foxhole">foxhole</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="foxhole">foxhole</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fox">fox</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1914-18, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="foxholes">foxholes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foxhole">foxhole</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span> <span word="from">from</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foxhole">foxhole</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>, <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="so">so</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="foxhole">foxhole</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foxhole">foxhole</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>.</p>
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