One Apple A Day #846 - Optimism
In times like these, it may sound naive to write about optimism.
Yet, it is precisely in times like these that optimism is vital.
To me, being an optimist means to make the best of any given situation, the "optimum" in Latin, whatever that best can be. And when I can't improve what's around me, I know that I can at least improve what's inside me.
That doesn't mean that I ignore the struggles and the pain.
They are real, and they hurt.
And I'm also well aware that I am fortunate.
I can't even imagine, just to say how lucky I am, the pain and suffering most of the world is going through.
Yet, I believe in the incredible potential of human beings. In their relentless pursuit of a better life, for themselves and the ones they love.
Isn't this, the awareness that we can make things better and the will to act on that awareness, the energy that pushes us forward?
That energy is optimism.