Inthisfast-pacedmodernsociety,lifecanbesometimesverystressful.Onemaygetoverwhelmedbywhat'sgoingon.Theremaybeafeelingofhelplessnessandtheworld'sspinningoutofcontrol.It'seasytolosehope.However,hopeissomethingcanbecreatedwithanoptimisticstateofmind.
Optimismhelpstoincreasehopeforseveralreasons.Tobeginwith,hopeissomethingappearsfromourinsideworld.Allofushavecapacitytogeneratehope.Thiscapacityiscloselyrelatedtooptimism.Optimismhelpusovercomefear,supportinguswithgreatcourageandconfidencetoovercomeanydifficulties.Inreturn,itallowsustoholdontohope.Whateverwedoorwhateverisdonetous,itisalwaysconstructivetoadoptanoptimisticattitude.Asthesayinggoes,smileandtheworldsmileswithyou,weepandyouweepalone.Ifyouletyourselfdown,noonecanpullyououtandthesituationcouldonlygofrombadtoworse.Butaslongasyouhaveanoptimisticstateofmind,youcanhavethesituationunderyourcontrolandthereforebemorehopeful.Lastbutnotleast,Godhelpthosewhohelpthemselves.Weshouldfirstbeoptimisticandhopefulcanwehelpourselves.Andthenyoucangethelpfromothers.Onceyougetthroughthebadsituation,hopewilleventuallybeincreased.