Will I make an accident? Will I pass the exam? Will the country where I live survive? Have you ever been disappointed? Have your plans been disrupted? Surely, at least once in your life you have faced the question of whether you are an optimist or a pessimist. Or, depending on the situation you happened to be both at the same time. This dilemma for pessimism and optimism is probably as old as the story of what was first, chicken or egg. And probably many people wonder whether they belong to the pessimists or optimists. I personally include my self in those with a positive thinking on life. I try of every situation, even if it is negative to draw a moral. But, there are people look at things from extremely pessimistic viewpoint. Usually, they do not perceive all the aspects of a problem and try to convince you in the worst possible scenario.

Even the greatest thinkers or world-historical figures devote time and write something about optimism and pessimism. I always recall the thought of Martin Luther King, who said, “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” This means that we should follow our own goals, regardless of how many negative comments we heard around us. It means …show more content…
Literature, often offers examples of characters that face various destiny, created as the path of the creative process of writers envisage them. Lau Beth in the article “Optimism and pessimism: approaching Sense and Sensibility through cognitive therapy,” explains that a psychologist Martin Seligman writes, “people's mood or outlook is shaped by their way of explaining life events, especially disappointments and misfortunes to which all are subject.” As Seligman points out, the pessimists look at the misfortunes as permanent, pervasive, and personal. A pessimist could think, “they will last forever, affect entire life and the individual is