Sunday, February 7, 2010

What happened to my optimism?

(From my Tumblr, 020610)

I recall not too long ago I would always say to be optimistic. A positive attitude brings forth positive results, right? I’m not really sure what happened, but I don’t believe in optimism as much as I used to. Maybe I just became realistic, or maybe I’ve made false hopes to make myself feel better, only to meet disappointment when those hopes weren’t met. Really, why look forward to a so-called hopeful future if no one can predict what will actually happen? I have a different philosophy now. I think it’s important to just smile with the situation given at hand. Look at the positive aspects of what’s happening now, instead of being sad and merely hoping things will get better. I know it can be extremely hard, but it’s better than facing the hardship of possibly even more sadness or frustration from realizing an optimistic hope isn’t coming true.

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