Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Optimism in Life

So once again I've fallen into that horrible habit of not updating my blog! I guess you must have guessed by now that I'm one of those people who can only keep a diary for a week or so....
Anyway, moving onto today's hot topic-Optimism!
Optimism is one of the rare and beautiful traits someone can acquire. Is it nature or nurture that makes someone optimistic? I'm not really sure but an optimistic person definitely lights up a room!
I'm not much of an optimist...in actual fact I'm quite the opposite and I'm not proud to say that. People like me spent most of their life worrying about small and sometimes insignificant things because we fail to see the bright side of situations.
So yes, when you're strolling through the park and a bird drops a little 'surprise' on your new shirt, it might be hard to be cheerful. I'm usually in the habit of muttering under my breath and running home as fast as I can while trying to avoid the pity, sympathy and laughter people throw my way.
A true optimist would probably say something like, "If this is the worst thing that happens to me today, it's going to be a great day!"
And when I reflect on it (much later on, after I've changed shirts, finished cursing the inconsiderate bird and made myself some hot chocolate to recover from the ordeal), it's a good way to look at things.
What it all comes down to is this.
You have one life-live it! Don't be bogged down by the little things. You're never the only one that faces something like that, even if it might seem so at the time.
I don't mean do something reckless for the sake of it like this YOLO business I've been hearing about (You Only Live Once...yeah but do you really want to end your life at the age of 20 doing a motorcycle stunt no one with a brain would do?) but why not live on the bright side of life. You only get one chance after all.
That being said, I'm still going to get mad when the guy in front of me drives at 20 on a 100k zone but worrying over the little things really doesn't do you any favours.
Most importantly, by worrying about tomorrow and all the disasters it could bring, you fail to enjoy the beauty of the present.
Life's a gift-there's no doubt about it and time's a curse. So why not enjoy life while you can because time will keep ticking by and you'll never get another chance to capture this moment :)

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