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Read the following passage and answer the two questions that follow.
We stand before this great world. The truth of our life depends upon our attitude of mind towards it - an attitude which is formed by our habit of dealing with it according to the special circumstance of our surroundings and our temperaments. It guides our attempts to establish relations with the universe either by conquest or by union, either through the cultivation of power or through that of sympathy. And thus, in our realization of the truth of existence, we put our emphasis either upon the principle of dualism or upon the principle of unity.
The passage states: "an attitude which is formed by our habit of dealing with it according to the special circumstance of our surroundings and our temperaments"
The attitude which is formed by how we habitually deal with our surroundings.
Looking at the options:
Option A: This captures the explanation given by the passage most aptly; it is the way we deal with our surroundings that guides our way forward.
Option B: This is not a point discussed in the passage and can easily be eliminated.
Option C: "Deals with the universe" is also an idea not presented as a factor in realising the truth.
Option D: Although close, the emphasis of the passage is not on the surroundings but on the attitude we have towards how we deal with our surroundings.
Option E: This, too, although close, is not simply our attitude of mind but our attitude towards our surroundings; this option misses the key idea of surroundings, which is the main focus of the text.
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