OPTIMISM, PESSIMISM AND PRAGMATISM - WHICH IS BEST?
Two Perspectives on "Optimism, Pessimism and Pragmatism-Which is best?" Dr Janet Smith Warfield, Florida, USA & Dr Amit Nagpal, India Dr Janet Smith Warfield's Perspective "In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it."—Michelangelo Here’s the proverbial half full - half empty glass. Which way do you see it? How does your choice affect your emotions? How does it affect your well-being? When we see the glass as half empty, we see possibilities that have not yet manifested. The choir director working with a newly-formed chorus sees the possibility of a beautiful, harmonious, balanced chorale, energizing and magnetizing its audience into a larger human symphony. Michaelangelo saw a block of marble and envisioned David. Jes...