When asked if I am an optimist, I hesitate too much You can sayor a pessimist that my glass is half empty. Of course, I wish it wasinstead ofhalf empty.Optimism is very good for you
Optimists live longer, make more friends, and they are more satisfied with their lives than their more optimistic counterparts. I am. And I was just as impressed with the wonderful essay on theHelen Keller topicas the following: Similarly, thank you that pessimism looks totally meaningless in ambiguous situations that we can't control. Wouldn't you be optimistic if you felt compelled to interpret something in a particular way? The alternative seems almost like masochism.
Anyway, you will find that the benefits of being optimistic are significantly personal, as they tend to be sold to us. And I can't resist mentioning the fact that the extreme optimism ofour terrible PMis legendary. (It's definitely his distinctive feature.) And, needless to say, our individual well-being can and often correspond to the well-being of those around us, but the expectation that things will go well. Is really useful for the public good. In a picture-perfect dream of the future, ignore the present and be extravagant, but don't risk it. Wouldn't it be like Voltaire ’s Candide? It's a little rustic and easy to get away from the horse.
Roe v Wadeoverthrow, RussiaUkraine invasion, Covid's arrival – we are surprised at these events rice field. Yet likewise, they weren't all that surprising. They were predictable,or at least predictedWe were warned, in other words, in some way.
Expecting things to remain more or less as they are is a kind of optimism. Second, I hope things get better and better. Keep in mind until Francis Fukuyamaproudly announced "The End of History"in 1992.Tony Blairdiscusses globalization"Discussion Should Autumn Continue to Summer?"
In retrospect, liberal democracy has shown its vulnerability, globalization has triggered the withdrawal of some countries, and the rise of nationalist authoritarianism in others. Delivered, seemingly dangerous, if not a little arrogant. They were certainly optimistic. Even if history seemed mercilessly heading in one openly desirable direction.
In reality, we have our own plans. But we have some opinions about what it looks like, and certainly some opinions about whether what we value here now and in the future exists. I have. Just as friendships tend to decline without the efforts of stakeholders, good things can get worse if there are no people around to ask simple questions.
(for example)If you fail to protest a policy that you perceive to be injustice, or iffails to reach out to refugees, human rights If we couldn't show it, orwe didn't fully protect our human rightswork on the grounds that a non-ideal scenario could be run. That is worth some. Staying on your toes is not the worst thing in the world.
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We don't have to be a professional pessimist (and witness the gorgeous mosaic of queer life exhibited in London yesterdayDid, what should we do? We are.) But at least to foster a little pessimism that involves what is most important to us.
In other words, we are not all saying that we should resemble the incomparable Marvin Paranoid Android in theGalactic Hitchhiker Guide. Method – When asked if they have an idea, answer: They all point to a particular death. In another scene, roving reporter Ford asks Marvin "what's wrong?" "I don't know," says Marvin. "I've never been there."
I'm saying that flowers need water,for the animals we care forFood and drink, need attention (more than other animals), these aspects of our daily life are worth some ideals, or to pursue some whims, or You need to protect yourself from resentment or some inherently destructive qualities who abolish them. Very often, it is certain irresponsibility that is associated with optimism. Things are not always the best we can do.
However, this does not suggest that we have no hope. Hope and optimism are not the same thing, so I always have hope. "Hope isn't optimism, we expect things to go well, but there's something rooted in the belief that it's worth working," writes Seamus Heaney.
