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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

There is no cure for an Optimist!

I heard my father once said that. Let me say it here again: There is no cure for an optimist!


Actually, I really don't know what he meant by that, but he got me into deep thinking about being optimist about life and in everything. Frankly, I am a pragmatist and a realist in a lot of ways, never a pessimist nor an optimist. William Arthur Ward once distinguished the three:

  • The pessimist complains about the wind;
  • The optimist expects it to change;
  • The realist adjusts the sails.

Now however, I am considering becoming an optimist. Why not? Is it bad to expect for the best? Hope for a better tomorrow? Have faith in the ONE who created everything and put order in the universe? I find no quarrel in those. So why refuse to be optimist in all situations?

Optimism increases our stamina to go on when we have given everything and yet nothing seems to change or happen. Optimism, with a dash of faith, can help us go through tough times. Optimism causes us to hope when there is no hope in sight. Optimism, as a blogger friend said, impels us to adjust our sails when the wind changes direction.
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12 comments:

  1. Anonymous4/15/2008 1:31 PM

    unfortunately am more of a pessimist =( but I am continually learning how to be a optimist. nice post, ronnie =)

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  2. SheR.4/15/2008 9:45 PM

    Remember when you wake up in the morning, you can choose to start your day with a SMILE or a FROWN! I usually choose the former! :)

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  3. Unknown4/15/2008 11:47 PM

    Interesting post. Really made me stop & consider changing my pessimistic ways.

    Still not going to do it, LOL. But at least you made me think. ;-)

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  4. Ronnie4/16/2008 2:27 AM

    Thank you ladies for taking the time.

    I believe, you will come back later to read my other entries. ^^,

    Am being optimistic there. XD

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  5. Cindy4/17/2008 1:29 AM

    A genuine optimist sees the reality and adjusts accordingly while still believing that things will work out sooner or later. I see myself as an optimistic person and I don't want to be "cured" of it! :)

    And, see, your optimism about people returning to read more of your posts just paid off- I'll be back!

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  7. KCee4/20/2008 1:03 AM

    What can I say? I am totally incurable! :)

    Optimism for me is faith. I believe something great will happen in my life. I don't know how, but I just believe it will materialize in its perfect time.

    I have read some parts of "The Secret" book and watched its feature on Oprah. Its main principle is the universal law of attraction. "Like attracts like; you attract to you what you think about most. What you focus on expands." Given that, I wouldn't want negative things to manifest in my life, that's why I always try to be positive.

    I suggest you check it out, if you still haven't read the book or watched the movie. It's really worth it.

    Nice post, Ron! :)

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  8. Nor4/22/2008 3:25 AM

    @ Cindy

    Thanks for adding value to the post Cindy. ^^,

    @ Mel

    NP dude -anytime.

    @ Kcee

    I agree in you in part. Because optimism is seeing other way to seemingly unfavorable situation, while faith is believing and seeing what is otherwise not perceived by the senses.

    I will look into that Kcee. Many thanks.

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  9. Unknown5/29/2008 4:17 AM

    And there shouldn't be!

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  10. Nor5/29/2008 5:44 AM

    agree! ^^

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  11. Kikit3/02/2009 9:49 PM

    optimism keeps us living :)

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  12. Nor3/03/2009 12:53 AM

    Not only that, it makes us see better and brighter things in ugly and dark circumstances.

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Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts ^_~

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