optimism? or a pessimist?
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as the subject title says, are you an optimist or a pessimist?
i once knew a person who was a pessimist.. she said that if things were better than what she felt would happen, it'd be a bonus and she'd be happier..
however, no matter how good things were, she'd find something wrong with it and in the end, she was miserable.. always finding something to be depressed about..
on the other hand, i'm now an optimist, and probably one of those people you'd hate for being psychotically and chronically happy... even when things blow up in my face, i'll find something to be thankful for and then, look on the bright side of things, pick myself up and go on... and if things do work out, i'm happy...
well, that's my view..
what's yours? coz it would be valuable to read the views of the pessimists and the optimists
maybe we can learn from each other -
actually i used to be a pessimist
but i met someone who actually made me a optimist...
ever since...i been looking things through a brighter side, i feel happy with what i do and the results are really lousy, i am glad..i did my best and with my own way(but of course, would like to improve if there are pointers and tips to improve it)
in fact..small things make me happy..like the fresh air in the morning (its not really fresh..but hey, its better than some other places )
in fact...we need to think through at times...the things we have...this forum that we often hang out at...
its not always perfect but it sure did let us have happy times and we hsould be thankful that we have internet and a forum where all of us are friends
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i am very proud of puppy
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Hi bear!
optimism for sure!
sometimes ppl mistake my confidence in almost anything for arrogance.. i'm way too open minded & some view it as slutty.. seriously, i don't give shit as to what ppl say.
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Pessimist reporting.
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proud of me for what?Originally posted by laurence82:i am very proud of puppy -
of cuz we have to be optimism. in life,we will face lots of ups and downs. if we are pessimist,den we can't face the challenges ahead. we still have a long long way to go. we haf to stay optimism in order to carry on in life. life is meant to be happy and we dun live life forever, so we got to treasure what we have right now.however,at times,its realli tough to stay optimism. still try hard to. in life,we will definitely face challenges. just gif it all out. everyone can do it, as long as u trust urself and haf confidence.=)
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erm pessimist...if a bottle is half filled, i will say it is half empty instead of half full...
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I was a pessimist, but found it too darned miserable a way to live life, so I'm an optimist now.
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gosh its hard for me to be optimistOriginally posted by av98m:I was a pessimist, but found it too darned miserable a way to live life, so I'm an optimist now. 
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I've found that being a pessimist is a self-fufilling prophecy. If you consistently look at the negative side of things, well guess what, your life WILL suck big time.
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pessimist here.
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Why settle for being an optimist when you could be a maniac?
I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it.
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im an optimist, but my friends think im crazy
pessimistic aint all that bad. If things dont go their way, they would be pleasantly surprised -
I'm an enigma...I try to help others look on the bright side of things while I worry too much about what can go wrong.
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my whole family is the same. we are pretty pessimistic people...
hmm.... -
neutral..sometimes i will choose to look at the down side of the thing, rather den the positive side..but most of the time opti..because my work is so bad, that there is nth else worse to look at..only good stuffs..
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I like to think I am a realist
Always liked this quote... 'This Too Shall Pass'... reminds me that happy times should be cherished and lived to the fullest because they will not last, and hard times.. well, will just have to be coped the best they can, since eventually they (or we) will pass on.
But I guess I am more optimist than pessimist, seeing that either doesn't help you much in life, so its more realistic to be happy and hopeful for the journey yeah? -
I don't buy that, Alex. Like Bear says, if you're a pessimist, you'll be too busy looking for problems when things go right.Originally posted by alexkusu:im an optimist, but my friends think im crazy
pessimistic aint all that bad. If things dont go their way, they would be pleasantly surprised -
hmm....then i guess i kinda agree with alex.Originally posted by Gedanken:I don't buy that, Alex. Like Bear says, if you're a pessimist, you'll be too busy looking for problems when things go right.
there are times when i am indeed surprised and happy about certain stuff... -
ha.... i m definitely an optimistic person.... hoping that i will b able to live life to the fullest and enjoy what i have... but then strange... i want to live life to the fullest cos i know i will die anyway.... but people think i siao... cos i talk about death ma chiam like nothing.... but then everyone will die anyway... so of cos must live life to the fullest lah!
life is just about choices! -
You must be a pessimistOriginally posted by Gedanken:I don't buy that, Alex. Like Bear says, if you're a pessimist, you'll be too busy looking for problems when things go right.
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Aiyah, don't you know... our galaxy revolves around a black hole. That's why everything sucks lor.Originally posted by av98m:If you consistently look at the negative side of things, well guess what, your life WILL suck big time. -
optimist, or at least i try to be
while the small things dont exactly delight me, i believe no problem is too big -
optimism can be addictive