Optimism Requires a Committment

Driving around rural Nebraska yesterday gave me plenty of time to listen to the radio.

A statement jumped out of the radio and landed squarely in the middle of my thoughts "optimism requires a commitment" and pessimism is an easy way out.

Driving around rural Nebraska also gave me plenty of time to wrestle with it.

Optimism: Hopefullness and confidence about the future.

Pessimism: Tendency to see the worst and believe the worst.

Optimism for a believer needs to be based on their faith and faith founded on the truth. If we truly see as God sees then how can we not have hope for the future?

I believe that optimisim also involves an ownership of one's life. Taking responsibility. Moving hopefully into the future.

Pessimism can be a cop out in my opinion. If we choose to believe this way then we have a way out. A way out of working hard for the future. Commitment and dedication to those people we are around.

For some of us it became a coping mechanism and a way to understand why things are the way we are. As children our viewpoints are established but as adults we can change them.

If we believe that our future does not have hope then we will not change out lives.

Let's get optimistic.

Well, Rush, I am glad that I listened yesterday!

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