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seabeyond

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4. being an optimist could merely be seeing many opportunities or
Sun May 5, 2013, 10:59 AM
May 2013

outcomes. an ability to be flexible in thought. i do not see why optimism is an avoidance of truth. or why being happy means ignoring truth to live in delusion.

are we suggesting that one cannot see the truth and be happy?

if one accepts reality in all that it is, and can still be optimistic, then i think that person would way outweigh the cynic who is looking to create a scenario matching the cynism and can not see truth equally.

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