If something doesn't come up the way you want,
forge ahead.
If you think it's going to rain, it will.
- Clint Eastwood -
- Clint Eastwood -
Pessimism, from the Latin word pessimus (worst), is a state of mind in which one perceives life negatively. Value judgements may vary dramatically between individuals, even when judgements of fact are undisputed. The most common example of this phenomenon is the "Is the glass half empty or half full?" situation. The degree in which situations like these are evaluated as something good or something bad can be described in terms of one's optimism or pessimism respectively.
Value judgements are something I have some trouble with in life. I seem to have the values that I do and I find a huge chasm of understanding around my belief systems and how I interpret the world as it is around me.
Image by MezzA - Pacific Highway near Woodburn.
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