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Originally Posted by Skybird
I am notoriously got claimed to be a pessimist, but I do not see myself as one, but as a realist. And I found a balance and a way to enjoy my life quite well, despite detoriating health issues, and anger on the world ways of goings and poltics  , and lack of monuments and companies build who carry my name. The most important currency in our lives, is time, and there are no additional deposits and no returns. There is nothing wrong in being extremely choosey regarding what you pay for with these limited resources of time that you have. Its more precious than money, fame, reputation - more precious than anything. |
That's fair...I tend to swing between optimist and pessimist depending on the situation and subject, I think in a lot of circumstances given the inability of humanity to foresee the future with hard certainty then all we can do is hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
That being said, it's often said that a mood is contagious, so I think if you want to make change in the world then part of it depends on how you face it. If you want a more positive outlook for the world then you must take a more positive stance within it. Of course, deciding what change you want to see and how that change affects others is another thing entirely.
I guess that comes to the point where you have to think about how much of yourself you want to invest in the world, how much you want to expose yourself emotionally to it.
Eh, psychology...mind bending stuff.
