Every day a lot of events happen to a person - joyful, funny, sad, annoying, unpleasant ... Unfortunately, the latter are much more. This is how life works. And if you still listen to news about world events, it seems that there is nothing good or positive at all. “Everything is bad ... And tomorrow, probably, it will become even worse ...” - the pessimist will say heavily, and the optimist will cheerfully smile and say: “Everything cannot be bad all the time! Most likely, something pleasant awaits us tomorrow. ” This is how people are arranged: some see only negativity in everything, while others try to go through life with their heads held high, and hope for good luck and happiness.
The word "optimism" means ...
Let's figure it out. Psychologists argue that optimism is the ability to see in any, even negative situation, something good. This is the belief that good prevails in the world, and in the end it will triumph. Optimism is the ability not to stop there. This desire is to constantly improve themselves, other people and the whole world as a whole. An optimistic person always sees presence, not absence. A vivid example with a glass that is half full, according to the optimist, and according to the pessimist, is half empty. This, of course, is a joke. But it is he who reflects the whole essence of optimism and pessimism.
A little bit about philosophy
In philosophy, there is also such a thing as epistemological optimism. Let's see what it is. Epistemological optimism is one of the directions in epistemology, whose representatives argue that a person, in principle, has enormous and unlimited possibilities on the path to understanding the world, its various objects, and also, of course, himself. True, there are some difficulties that are of a historical nature, but humanity must ultimately overcome them and discover all the secrets of the universe. One of the prominent representatives of the theory of epistemological optimism was Plato, who argued that there is a kind of "ideal world" where all souls fall after death. However, after rebirth they forget about him. The philosopher believed that the purpose of the soul is to remember that ideal world and embody it on Earth. He argued that knowledge is just a recall. The opposite concept to epistemological optimism is epistemological pessimism, which is based on the assertion that a person is limited in his cognitive abilities and humanity will never come to the "truth".
Is it easy to be optimistic?
We have already said that optimism is the ability to enjoy life, no matter what. Great, right? But is it easy to be optimistic? It is easy in the case when everything in life develops as a person wants. True friends, wonderful loving family, prestigious work. But, unfortunately, very often everything is far from so rosy. The death of relatives, betrayal by friends, health problems. Such events can drive into depression everyone, even a person who is extremely optimistic. Is not it? However, the power of optimism lies in experiencing the above difficulties with a head held high and with a positive attitude. And always hope only for the best. A true optimist understands that all his problems are temporary, and that a “white stripe” will necessarily follow a “white stripe”, you just have to wait for it. And he always does this, because difficulties have been sent to us so that we bravely survived them, learned some lesson for ourselves and become wiser, more perfect, more determined.
Become an optimist!
Many are interested in how to become an optimist, because very often without a positive attitude it is very difficult to survive a variety of unpleasant life situations. It should be noted that optimism is a character trait, a pessimist can hardly learn to look at the world through the "pink glasses", but it is certainly possible to try and achieve some results.
- Learn to notice good and bright in every detail: good weather, meeting with a friend, buying a beautiful thing, an interesting book ...
- Concentrate on the good that you already have, and also value it. Indeed, as they say, "what we have is not stored ...". Everyone knows the continuation ... It is very painful to realize that the amazing was near, but there was no understanding of this.
- If something doesn’t happen in your life the way you would like it to, think about why it is happening. Very often the reason is in ourselves. By changing your attitude to the problem, you can solve it.
- Chat with optimists! A society of pessimistic people will not be able to improve your mood and will not give you confidence in yourself.
- Watch comedies, as well as films that talk about people who are strong in spirit.
- Read positive books.
- Give yourself and your loved ones little joys every day - and you will see that the world is becoming more colorful.
In the end
Enjoy life and be optimistic! Smiles to you and good mood! Take life philosophically. Remember that while you and your loved ones are alive, there are no unsolvable problems!