quote: Originally posted by merc
I understand what you saying about pessimism. But as much reality pessimism might bang into the someone's life. There obviously needs to be some degree of optimistic to press forward. If you dissect the term optimism, you're bound to get some form of "hope" in it. Everyone needs some degree of hope, to press forward. Even the smallest and trivial activities in life require some degree of hope. Lets taking brushing your teeth for example. If you had no hint of optimism or hope that brushing would actually help keep your teeth healthy and clean, would you do it? If you examine the things we do in life carefully, you're bound to find some hint of hope in it. In light of this, I agree with you there pyscho. There needs to be a mix. But rather than a tilt towards pessimism, I believe one is better off with a little more optimism. [ A little pessimism to bring your dreams down to reality, and a little more optimism to keep to striving for more. ]
Well said. I agree.
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