Apr 8, 2014 Awake in Real Time: Coffee-induced Meditations and Journal Entries

Is optimism a symptom of stupidity?
Is pessimism a symptom of blasé indifference?
Is either position or attitude a choice?
Are we predisposed to one or the other?
In which case, can one who is either a pessimist or an optimist judge the other?
Is a realist’s position the ony tenable one to take?
Is THAT a choice? Or the result of predisposition?
Can we be taught to NOT despair, when despair seems the only recourse left to the intelligent?
Does that mean one is arrogant or simply acknowledging facts?
Can one choose to leave behind despair, because it’s too exhausting to hold up as one goes up to the Calvary of one’s own life?
Dark questions on a strangely disconnected evening.
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Tags: Attitude, Choice, Optimism, Pessimism, Philosophical musings, Realism