Optimists vs. Pessimists..
Stand-Alone Dreamer | 1 July 2004, 11:37amThis is a little tricky..for most part of my acquaintance with decisions and views I consider myself a natural optimist. I do sometimes think of myself as a realistic evaluator of events, not biased by any fixed tendency to interpret things positively.
I am optimistic most of the time and about most issues 'coz-
Most bad things that happen do not seriously affect my ability to enjoy life as an individual. Most good things contribute to my ability to enjoy it.
I am tremendously aware of the power of good ideas over bad, and see the evil of the world as inherently weak and self-destructive.
The first was with me for most of my life. The second is acquired, and I think the more I learn history the more optimistic I get.
I've met a lot of Objectivists who are perpetual pessimists. They are dropping the context, since they seem to see only the bad, and ignore the good.
Some, however, seem to see both and focus on the bad, while I see both and focus on the good. The reason I do that is that on the basis of the good, I can work.On the basis of the bad, I can only quit or whine.
Is this merely a sense of life issue, or a complex historical evaluation in which different people get different results?
Current Mood: Happy Indeed!
Current Music: another stop sign..u keep moving!
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1. By drp | 1 Jul 2004, 12:37pm
my view...to ur question..
its merely a sense of life issue...u learn from the bad...n u cherish the good..ur penultimate paragraph is wonderful...
btw, the current music...i'm lissenin to it rite now...it was d basis for my last blog...