OPTIMISM, Anjo Valikudath

Optimism

To me optimism is seeing life as the best it could possibly be and expecting that nothing could ever go wrong. Optimistic people live life to the fullest and are usually happy, successful, and fun! But, optimistic people can sometimes get themselves into trouble! An example of this would be going on a vacation to Scotland and expecting not a drop of rain. This, of course, is very unlikely, and the optimistic person would get drenched, having not been prepared for the rain. Optimism is an attitude that keeps us centered on what is good about our present situation or about the future. Everything that is lovely or delightful in this world exists alongside pain and loss; optimism is a conscious selective focus on the good. Optimism gives us energy; it makes our efforts feel worthwhile. In the end it is rewarded because even though some of these efforts will fail, others will succeed, and we can't know ahead of time which is which. When we are optimistic we are happier and better company. We help other people to be happy and hopeful, too. Optimism is an outlook on life such that one maintains a view of the world as a positive place. It is the opposite of pessimism. Optimists generally believe that people and events are inherently good, so that most situations work out in the end for the best.Optimism is the propensity to look at the bright side of any situation and expect the best possible outcome from any series of events. People who feel optimism live their lives expecting positive outcomes and events. Optimism is powerfully motivational; optimism is one of the cornerstones of success.

Optimism is an outlook on life such that one maintains a view of the world as a positive place. It is the opposite of pessimism. Optimists generally believe that people and events are inherently good, so that most situations work out in the end for the best. A common conundrum illustrates optimism-versus-pessimism with the question; does one regard a given glass of water, filled to half its capacity, as half full or as half empty? Conventional wisdom expects optimists to reply, "Half full," and pessimists to respond, "Half empty" (assuming that "full" is considered good, and empty, "bad"). Optimists generally believe that people and events are inherently good, so that most situations work out in the end for the best. An optimist is someone who figures that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck; it's the bluebird of happiness. The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised. An optimist is the human personification of spring. A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.