英語美文欣賞：Choose Optimism 選擇樂觀

If you expect something to turn out badly， it probably will。 Pessimism is seldom disappointed。 But the same principle also works in reverse。 If you expect good things to happen， they usually do！ There seems to be a natural cause-and -effect relationship between optimism and success。

Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces， and each of us must choose which we want to shape our outlook and our expectations。 There‘s enough good and bad in everyone’s life——ample sorrow and happiness， sufficient pessimism。 We can choose to laugh or cry， bless or curse。 From which perspective do we want to view life？ Will we look up in hope or down in despair？ It‘s all about our decision。

I believe in upward look。 I choose to highlight the positive and slip right over the negative。 I am an optimist by choice as much as nature。 Sure， i know that sorrow exists。 But when all is said and done， the good in life far outweighs the bad。

An optimistic attitude is not a luxury； it’s a necessity。 The way you look at life will determine how you feel， how you perform， and how well you will get along with other people。 Conversely， negative thoughts， attitudes， and expectations feed on themselves； they become a self-fulfilling prophecy。 Pessimism creates a dismal place where no one wants to live。

Optimism doesn‘t need to be naive。 You can be an optimist and still recognize that problems exist and that some of them are not dealt with easily。 But what a difference optimism makes in the attitude of the problem solver！ Optimism diverts our attention away from negativism and channels it into positive， constructive thinking。 When you’re an optimist， you‘re more concerned with problem-solving than with useless carping about issues。

選擇樂觀

如果你覺得事情會不妙，也許它就真的不妙。悲觀的想法很少落空。這個原理反過來也成立：如果你期盼好事發生，通常就真的好事連連。樂觀主義和成功之間好像有著天然的因果關係。

樂觀和悲觀有著強大的力量，每個人必須選擇其中一種來塑造我們的人生觀和對未來的期盼。無論選擇樂觀還是選擇悲觀，每個人的生活中都有足夠的好事或壞事————足夠的悲傷和幸福，足夠的開心和痛苦————-使我們找到這樣選擇的合理依據。我們可以選擇歡笑或哭泣，祝福或詛咒。我們要從什麼角度來審視生活呢？我們是要在希望中昂首，還是在絕望中低頭？這都取決於我們自己的決定。