Optimism is Hard

Pessimism is the key to positive thinking

Once we realize the unquestionable aptitude of people to do bad things, we can begin to recognize their humanity. Since lying and cheating is common to all, every culture, race, and religion exists on the same spectrum.

Until recent years, my mind operated via self-defeating assumptions we can call pessimism. More than this, pessimism was something of the thesis of my life. It was a guiding sentiment that left fingerprints on all I thought and attempted to do.

By thesis, I mean that thinking negatively was my best argument explaining the motivations and actions of other people and all the outcomes that result. 

Best does not mean good here, as I use that word in terms of what was most plausible. Pessimism ruled my life, and I cannot remember when this was not true.