Beating the heights, by virtue of optimism: An essay.
Optimism is one of the major causes of our success. It fills us with confidence to go through the obstacles and to be successful in life. A kite falls many times but it proves and sets an example by rising again, that we can again rise even after failing several times and it is the optimism that led us to work after such difficulties.
Introduction
"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor", but what fills immense confidence in a sailor to sail upon high tide waves? What makes a child walk for the first time, even he knew that he would fall? Or will he can ever walk if he is filled with the pessimism of falling? It's all about optimism and in the absence of it, we would abstain from doing several tasks that would lead us to success. In a literal sense, optimism refers to, "Having a positive approach or feeling good things will happen." This has far-reaching impacts on our lives.Nature briefs about optimism
It is usually said that nature is the best teacher. Understanding things with natural examples is very helpful in retaining the concepts. The whole nature is about optimism and beliefs in God and life. Piercing ray of sunlight in the darkest of clouds is optimism that the sun would shower us with its light and energy. Similarly, if a farmer looking at the sweaty sun becomes a pessimist and believes that rain would not occur, there will be no crops and no food. Getting oasis in the sandy desert by the thirsty traveller is only because of his optimism about life otherwise he would die of thirst if he became hopeless at the first instance. Optimism generates hopes and when we follow the direction of hope we win the game. Optimism should be distinguished from overconfidence
A person who is always optimistic led by others is an overconfident person. But both are different things. The optimistic approach only generates hopes of achieving the goal and boosts our confidence. It is up to us how we manage this confidence. If we cannot manage it and start feeling that only we can do the given task, then our confidence turns into overconfidence and our falling stage starts. It's usually said that excess of everything is bad; the same is with optimism. Only feeling that everything would be better without working is our fault and our optimism can't do anything with it. There is no substitute for hard work. We can be optimistic about better results but only after doing hard work. Linking optimism with the game of luck would be destructive. A proper working strategy needs to be developed with this optimistic approach because it is a mental perception that needs proper execution with the help of our hard work and strategies.Conclusion
A kite falls many times but it again rises to touch the sky, so why we are hopeless? What's the cause of our deterrence? It's all due to the lack of optimism. We always focus on the darker side of the coin which is the result of our pessimistic nature. It's all result of our upbringing. We were also told to think in a limited space. If we start thinking high then only we can beat the heights. There is much more beyond the high skies and deepest seas, all need to be explored and optimism can fill us with immense confidence to explore all that. Always think that this journey would be much pleasurable.
One should be optimistic in his life. In our life, we may be facing many issues and we should approach them with a positive attitude. We should start facing the issues with a mindset that we will be successful. If we start with pessimistic thinking we may not be able to reach the goals on time and in the desired way. Life is not beautiful when there are no ups and downs. We should be able to face them with hope and wish that we will reach the other end successfully. Optimism is a kind of motivator. One should have faith in his own abilities. Then only he can be optimistic. A ship is made to travel in the ocean. If we think that travelling in the ocean is not safe, there is no point in making a ship. We should assess the condition properly and start our journey. Every person will be optimistic when things are going on smoothly. But we should be optimistic even in negative conditions and then only we will be successful.