Generally speaking, optimism is better. However, if optimism is based upon wishes and not reality, a bit of cold water needs to be splashed into your face.
In our pleasure-seeking entertainment-obsessed culture, it is probably not too good of an idea to allow yourself the further luxury of becoming too optimistic. Such optimism in the face of mounting problems- that don't ever get solved- is just a fantasy. The fantasy becomes just another part of the daily entertainment. It is like a fairy tale told to children so that they can get to sleep at night.
I get the feeling that this culture is just a bunch of overgrown kids. Reality is out the window. Virtual reality is in. But that is just a fantasy, ya'll.
Sometimes I get a bump in traffic when the optimism soars a bit. That's what this post is attempting to warn you about. Life's not about feeling good all the time. It's about staying alive!
Al Fin: "Cowboy Commentary", aka "Eat your veggies" The Flag banner is posted in order to defy those who would make patriotic symbols illegal or disreputable.
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