And, is this an old Russian Joke:
"Life is harder today", says the pessimist
"But easier than tomorrow!" replies the optimist.
Wait, if that was the optimist's reply, didn't it make him a pessimist instead because he thought that tomorrow would be harder than today?
I've always said an optimist hopes for the best and gets disappointed. A pessimist thinks the worst will come and gets pleasantly surprised.
You're totally right. Back then when I was still an optimist, my hope got crushed constantly and I was often thrown in despair. Now that I have became a pessimist, I don't really care anymore and just prepare for the worst. Life is easier once I became a pessimist.
]]>Optimist: la-de-da, lovely day isn't it? CRUNCH
LOL! Thats hilarious. What was it that crunched him? A giant bug seeking revenge?
]]>I've always said an optimist hopes for the best and gets disappointed. A pessimist thinks the worst will come and gets pleasantly surprised.
But a true optimist greets disappointment with "Ah well, doesn't matter, ... hey let's try this!"
And a true pessimist greets a pleasant surprise with "yeah, but I bet it won't last"
]]>So, in theory, pessimists should have died out long ago. Perhaps pessimists get out of the way of danger faster?
Optimist: la-de-da, lovely day isn't it? CRUNCH
]]>BTW Optimists have better health, and even better "luck" in life.
And you can change yourself from pessimistic to optimistic ... it can be a fight, but optimism can win ... and it is better for you!
Other stuff I have read:
When pessimists fail they blame it on themselves and give up.
When optimists fail they look at what caused the failure and carry on.
And, is this an old Russian Joke:
"Life is harder today", says the pessimist
"But easier than tomorrow!" replies the optimist.
Now we apply a semantic equation and see who is right.
After rain comes sunshine ≈ After school comes vacation
As we know that after sunshine comes rain again, we state: After vacation comes school.
The second one has more than one answer: after vacation (the final one) comes work, and it has smaller vacations, more to do and less free time.
Then the optimist replies: but after work comes retirement, the golden years, when you can travel, enjoy life, .....!
On which the pessimist answers: but after retirement comes death.