Choices

“Two men look out through the same bars: one sees the mud, and one the stars.” –Frederick Langbridge-

I wonder what is wrong with being optimistic.

As far as I know, it's important not to be blind to realities. Optimism as I define it is being placed in a situation, and believing that there is a way out, that somehow, something will work out well. I don't think nothing ever goes wrong. I just think that everything is going wrong somewhere somehow in the world, and that we have a choice.

We can destroy with words any attempt at positive action: a recent example is someone who told me that signing a petition is a waste of resources and a useless act. I could acknowledge the importance of more rational actions, but I think it has to start somewhere and raising public awareness through a petition can help. It's not enough, but it's a good start for me. Constructive criticism is different from cynical dissection. I don't understand people who reduce everything to nothing. Any person with two grams of intelligence can really do that. But the question is, why choose to do it?