One has to be optimistic as a youth, so that when life happens, there’s some wiggle room in the middle. Say you are registering a 10 on the outlook meter, life comes along and hits you with a 3, so you settle on say 7 or 8, generally positive outlook. Start out at 5, and you are sunk almost before you begin. Youthful optimism is not only natural, it’s a necessity.
One has to be optimistic as a youth, so that when life happens, there’s some wiggle room in the middle. Say you are registering a 10 on the outlook meter, life comes along and hits you with a 3, so you settle on say 7 or 8, generally positive outlook. Start out at 5, and you are sunk almost before you begin. Youthful optimism is not only natural, it’s a necessity.