Happy Fourth of July, Americans!
Today, I’m tackling the fourth article of the Optimist Creed. The creed is as follows…
Promise yourself…
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
“You see the cup as half empty, but I see the cup as half full.” I’m sure we’ve heard this saying in one way or another. Some people have heard it so often, they think nothing of it now. Why is it so critical to see a cup of water half full?
It could be a test of character or a way to see where your mind is. Do you look at things positively or negatively?
It is better to see something half full and be grateful for what you have than to see something half empty and be upset about what you don’t have.
Also, the way you look at something depends on what you’re looking for. You could say the glass is half full of water and be satisfied. If you’re looking for air, you could say the glass is hall full of air and be satisfied. In this way, I guess the glass is completely full – just with two different substances. The glass is completely full. That’s true optimism…or a weird way of looking at a glass.
I would assume that all of us have at least heard of Anne Frank. Anne Frank was a victim of that horrible genocide we call The Holocaust.
I read her book when I was in the sixth grade, and she is an inspiration to me. She suffered for years, yet she had so much optimism.
After all that was done to her, she was still able to say, “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.”
Anne Frank even said, “I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.”
WHAT? You were suppressed because of Hitler, and you still said people are good at heart? You were hiding in an attic, went to three concentration camps, and even though misery was all around, you still said that you think of the beauty that still remains? After all you went through, you were still able to speak positively? That attitude goes beyond happiness. It’s joy. That is nothing shy of amazing.
Learn from Anne Frank, one of the epitomes of optimistic people.
Any thoughts?
Have a great day.
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