Optimists and Pessimists By Jim Stovall
I will freely admit to being an optimist. I believe the glass is always half full with refills on the way.
My friend and mentor, Zig Ziglar, is fond of saying, “I’m willing to go after Moby Dick in a row boat and take the tartar sauce with me.”
Being an optimist does not mean you are oblivious to the world around you. I realize there are many geopolitical and economic forces in play that make the future uncertain. The reality is that the future has always been uncertain, but this does not justify pessimism. I believe that no one is smart enough to be a pessimist.
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A healthy perspective has allowed me to view so-called physical handicaps in a different light since my daughter was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at a relatively young age. Like most parents confronted with the illness of a child, I went through the usual stages of denial, anger, and despair. 
For every disciplined effort, there are multiple rewards. That’s one of life’s great arrangements. In fact, it’s an extension of the Biblical law that says that if you sow well, you will reap well.
I’m a firm believer in the concept that we never do anything, good or bad, that we don’t get paid for. Some of the good things you may do may not be immediately or obviously rewarded, but I believe they will be; and if someone does something bad, it may seem—in the short term—that they’re getting away with it, but consequences are a universal law. 
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