tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212115997694971585.post440778616468776061..comments2023-04-03T08:56:28.590-07:00Comments on and this part is true: misunderstanding pessimism: a manifesto of sortsmira amirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372005605076355136noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212115997694971585.post-73727615322727307872010-11-22T11:21:06.732-08:002010-11-22T11:21:06.732-08:00For me, pessimism is the most optimistic thing pos...For me, pessimism is the most optimistic thing possible. It means that ANY good thing is a terrific and delightful surprise. Whereas optimism seems bound for disappointment!mira amirashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372005605076355136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212115997694971585.post-44829322296269548452010-11-20T05:35:00.391-08:002010-11-20T05:35:00.391-08:00Hm. I'm a hopeless optimist, but as you must k...Hm. I'm a hopeless optimist, but as you must know by now, it sure doesn't come from faith. I largely agree with your worldview, and I'm also the type to spend many insomnial nocturnal hours pondering it. Where, then, is the difference? Something to explore.Erin Vanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05479433612497580296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212115997694971585.post-1279622447564281952010-10-19T10:58:21.122-07:002010-10-19T10:58:21.122-07:00I am caught a bit in this myself. I post (clearly ...I am caught a bit in this myself. I post (clearly too much, but alas) various bits that reflect internal struggles with depression, anguish, loss, addiction, and the like. music lyrics are often great mediums through which to understand the self as they resonate, literally, with multiple parts of the self. I have a friend who repeatedly calls my posts pessimistic, depressing, self-indulgence, morose thinking, but I don't see it that way. it is like self-research, delving into the depths to try to understand rather than just "put on a happy face." I can't stand shallow requests, cliches, admonitions to just "look on the bright side" - so, what? ignore the struggles of the self? bury it and act like an automaton? and another thing - my SON is actually struggling with facing death right now, before he falls asleep for the past two nights. Rather than give him a story of "faith" in whatever to appease him, i'm trying to let him work through it. is there anything more abhorrent than a vacant-faced person filled with vacuous soundbites of faith but lacking in any informed understanding of self, others, the earth, and the universe? if that's the case - color me pessimistic!!!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034440106513756006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212115997694971585.post-31661539864327370672010-10-19T10:41:27.391-07:002010-10-19T10:41:27.391-07:00I'm okay with him sleep-purring in my arms, as...I'm okay with him sleep-purring in my arms, as I contemplate existential nothingness...mira amirashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372005605076355136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212115997694971585.post-8558120361581946942010-10-19T09:05:23.136-07:002010-10-19T09:05:23.136-07:00I always read your thoughts and ponder their essen...I always read your thoughts and ponder their essence, but for me myself, I'm with Vlad.The Shrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09595809838842956232noreply@blogger.com