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Am I too optimistic about everything?

Discussion in 'Family, Friends, and Relationships' started by beastwith2backs, Apr 4, 2016.

  1. beastwith2backs

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    Hey! It's me, again. Well, this is a really wierd topic to bring up, huh? It might not even be that serious, bordering on stupid, but incase it isn't i'm going to post about it, because it's bothering me!

    So, naturally, i guess i'd consider myself a very optimistic person. And by that I mean, I always try to see the bright side of things, constantly. Like for example, If someone's harping about " oh! Islamism is a threat, 42% of muslims in france agree with ISIS, western civilization is doomed!, we're all gonna die!" I'll think or say something like " relax, is it *that* bad? It's not like those people are * actually * gonna take over" things like that. That's just a wierd example, this even goes for mundane stuff in my life, even when they could be potentially bad. like even when i was a small kid and bad stuff happened to my family, i wouldn't feel affected by it at all. My older sister would be traumatized for days, and my attitude to everything would just be like " pfft, whatever" and life would just go on. This goes for all the times i got suspended, or a family member died, i'm always completely emotionless, and look for the good in everything. The only time I remember actually feeling down about anything was earlier this year when i had to talk to a psychologist/social worker/something like that, about a post I made on here. That's the only time i think felt truly down about something that happened to me, goodness, i still feel paranoud about it, since someone *actually* went through my internet search, and now i feel like soneone always is now, i still haven't gotten over it.

    Off topic...

    Anyways, where was I? Oh yeah, i sometimes wonder if it's completely unrealistic of me to expect everyone to just get along with each other and live happily ever after, even though everything around me has proven that, yeah, this isn't the case. I still go on many internet forums expecting a nice warm friendly community, but all i see is a bunch of people who seem really angru about everything, depressed for almost no reason, and just generally hate the world to a sadistic level, i guess( looking directly at you ,reddit and facebook) i'm starting to wonder if i'm the wierd one out, and that i'm living in a dumb unrealistic fantasy, and that the world is really just cruel and calculating overall, and everyone who thinks otherwise is just disillusioned from the reality of things.... I sometimes feel like i'm the only one in the world who thinks like that....

    So am i?
     
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    I get what youre saying completely. I would say, no. I dont think you really can be too optimistic. Maybe to the point where you start being too unrealistic about potential outcomes to events, but that doesnt seem to be what your describing. I think we need alot more people like you in the world. Im one of those guys that you described as viewing the world as corrupt and evil... alot of the time. I try to put a positive view on things but its definitely a challenge for me. I think you should embrace it, its an asset. I get alot more done and feel more productive when i go into things and think with a positive mindset, i need to learn to be more like you!

    But heres a great bit by my favorite comedian. I feel its somewhat relevent to the optimism that people feel and try to spread...any way, take what you will from it....

    The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we … kill those people. "Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok … But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.

    ---------- Post added 4th Apr 2016 at 11:24 PM ----------

    btw, the comedian that I quoted above is the great, Bill Hicks... we love you Bill, RIP
     
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    Hey! That's really analogy of life, by that comedian. It's great that you feel inspired by me, and think that they're should be more people like me...that made me feel so warm! I also feel like i just got something of my chest that's been bothering me for a while. Thanks for the advice anyways, you could message me any time if you wanna talk about anything!