Optimism

Hey!!

Good to see you back again. Today we are going to talk about optimism. 

Now what is optimism? You might be wondering about it ,right?
So let's discuss and understand what optimism is.
Optimism is merely a feeling that whatever will happen to me in present or future will be good. Everything has something good for me!
Just think if everyone around in the world being so enthusiastic and positive! The world would have been on next level.
Now, let's learn something about optimism  by below story.

The patient by the window!

Once upon a time, a patient, severely ill, was admitted to a hospital.He was bed ridden & could not move.
He was feeling miserable & his condition had made him really negative & pessimistic about life.He was shifted to a room which had only one window & the bed near the window was occupied by another patient.
Every afternoon, when the patient by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the beautiful things he could see outside the window.The patient by the window would do this so that he could cheer up his roommate & give him hope.
And sure it did work. Soon they became friends.Both would talk, from their respective beds, about their families, their childhood, & talk about life in general.
One unfortunate day, the patient by the window was critical & later he passed away.
The roommate with a heart full of gratitude thanked his friend - the patient by the window - for giving him hope & a new life. With a heavy heart & tears in his eyes he asked the nurse to shift him to the bed near the window. He thought this way he will see all the beautiful things his late friend used to describe & talk about.
The nurse shifted him but to his surprise there was no view from the window. The window faced a concrete wall.Shocked by this the roommate was trying to make sense of this when the nurse said, "The patient by the window was blind & knew he had limited time to live."
Still he had that immense optimistic attitude towards life that he helped recover an ill person.

Optimism, Not ignorance!

It is'nt that optimistic people overestimate their capacity, but they have a strong belief in their mind that there is something positive, just like the blind man in the story!
Some days ago, I heard a quote which may relate for the topic.

When you get what you want, be grateful
When you don't get what you want, be even more grateful!

Because god might be planning something really huge for you.

Effects of optimism.

Optimism has amazing effects on physical as well as mental health. Obviously complaining mode takes you to all the negative sides of the situation but optimism makes you feel blessed in the situation.
How?
For example: You and your friend were travelling to goa. And the vehicle gets punctured right in 10 -15 minutes after starting the journey. What will be your thoughts? The optimistic person here will think that thank god it got punctured right in the start, if it would have got punctured in the middle of the road it would have been more difficult. But the pessimist one will go into complaining mode which will surely ruin his entire day!
I'm not saying that people are born optimistic or pessimistic, it's the mindset which makes them.
And the good news is you can always work on yourself.

Remember, pessimism is a reaction, but optimism is a choice!

Wishing you all a great sunday!

Thank you!
-Kshitija