Sunday 18 Jan 2004
Pessimism for good
You may disagree with such a pessimistic vision, but if there is a way for the world to be transformed for the better, it can only be done by pessimism; optimists will never change the world for the better.
— José Saramago
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I’m going to have to disagree with ol’ Jose, there. In my life at least, I’ve found I need equal measures of both parts, optimism and pessimism. And that’s the really hard part, because one or the other seem to come naturally, but never both.
Comment by Mr. X | Tuesday 20 Jan 2004, 8:09 am
Je ne suis pas tout à fait d’accord avec José parce qu’il faut le pessimisme et l’optimisme, à mon avis, afin de changer le monde. Si on est trop optimiste, par exemple, au lieu de trouver une solution définitive pour un problème, on finit par accepter ce qui se passe tout en esperant que ça améliorerait ou en ne soulignant que la côté positive de la situation.
Comment by Michel Devreault | Friday 28 Apr 2006, 6:09 pm
Yea, I totally agree. If it wern’t for pessimists we would make mistakes without seeing them! and we have in the past… when you think about it. I am a die hard pessimist!
Comment by Jessica | Sunday 28 May 2006, 6:52 am