Tuesday July 18th 2006

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.”
Source Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Amid all the sound and fury of the last few days, if you did not have optimism, you would have no hope, only despair. I personally cannot live my life in despair. I choose instead to hope, to be optimistic, that despite all the bombs in air, there is in the hearts of the people of the world a real need for peace. Individual to individual finding common ground, neighbour to neighbour leaning to understand differences and similarities to a point of affinity and affection, that is how we get the job done. Be optimistic, you can then look forward with hope and bring sunshine into you life.

Nick

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