I’m an optimist, a relentless, uncorruptable and incorrigible optimist. If I were married to Nini Wacera, that Nawty TV girl, I’d say, “Well, at least I’m not married to the hard partying hot- panted Paris Hilton .” If I were married to Paris Hilton , I’d say, “Well, at least I’m not married to a Zulu .” If I were married to a Zulu , I’d say, “Well, at least I’m not dead.”
Yes, I have a very positive outlook on life. Sometimes I just look in the mirror and smile, for I know that although I’m not half as handsome as Brad Pitt , I’m twice as handsome as Osama bin Laden. Life is good!
Optimism keeps my spirits up, even when things aren’t going my way. Tomorrow will be better, I tell myself. My Feature story will sell tomorrow; my Heaven floodgates will open tomorrow; True love will come knocking tomorrow.Perhaps I’m lying to myself, but I’d rather do a little bit of lying than a lot of crying.
Not only can optimism make you more successful, it can make you healthier. For example, a new study indicates that optimists are far less likely to develop heart disease than pessimists.
A pessimistic rich boy would say, “Five cars. I can’t believe I have only five cars.” An optimistic fighter would say, “Five scars. I can’t believe I have only five scars.”
Optimists tend to be more successful than pessimists, because they don’t let failures get them down. They keep trying until they achieve their goals or qualify for retirement.
In my high school days, I really wanted to play in the School’s basketball team but the only problem was I was very short and schoolmates would call me kibwengu- Coastal lingo for a dwarf- and others would shout whenever they saw me ” mfupi kama rungu ya Moi“
But I never gave up.Deep inside I knew That slam dunks were not in my league of dreams but then I could try dribbling. So together with my high school She, we embarked on a serious dribbling and 3 point shooting lessons, and when my tomorrow came, I was the best dribbler and three point shooter in school and man of the match during the schools district championships. My training partner who came from humble beginnings got a chance to play professionally in the States…
Of course, being over optimistic can be disastrous. An over optimistic driver may neglect to wear a safety belt, an over optimistic presidential candidate may forget to campaign in his constituency, and an over optimistic mother may rely on
her husband to keep an eye on the baby during the world cup rugby game. “Honey, the good news is my team won. The bad news is I sat on the baby.
Some folks say they are neither optimists nor pessimists. They call themselves realists. But what exactly is reality? Was it realistic for Nelson Mandela, serving 27 years in the Boer run Robben Island, to imagine himself as president?
Here are two scenarios to illustrate the importance of
optimism:
SCENARIO ONE: Your Girlfriend has just left you for another man.
Realist: “It’s the end of my love.”
Pessimist: “It’s the end of my life.”
Optimist: “It’s the end of my credit card bills.”
SCENARIO TWO: After an accident, you lose your sense of
hearing.
Realist: “I may never hear again.”
Pessimist: “I may never communicate again.”
Optimist: “I may never listen to Beyonce again.”
If that doesn’t sell you on optimism, I don’t know what
will.
Why all these optimism story. Me want to resign from work tomorrow morning but thats all a story of tomorrow but one.
Right now Pilato got rush church for evening service and then sit back laters and watch Springboks devour the Pumas in the Rugby World cup.
Wish you an optimistic week.
