Do most people always tend to look on the postive side of things?

[Bob]

Answer:  False.  Because I said "always" and that means false.  Always.  


And not for major major life events.  But not insificant ones either.  Not so much as someone getting murdered, but more like someone got divorced.  Not so insignificant as "I dropped my icecream cone."

I heard several people in similar to me sad/tragic situations, and they all talk about how positive and great things are.

It's a new start.  It's new opportunity.  It was meant to be.  That's what I hear them say.

I don't say anything, but I'm thinking "Man, that really sucks.  That's just bad, bad luck.  And tragic."  I can't put a very positive spin on it.

Maybe it was a random event, running into a few people like that today. 


Or I'm thinking that's what these people tell themselves, or that's what they tell other people.  "My dog died, but... it gives me a chance to get a new dog, or maybe even a cat!"   


I had my "If it wasn't for my horse, I never would have gotten through college" moments of the day today.    After the second and third times, it started to get a little wierd.  Like being around zombies, for those of you who have actually been around live (live?) zombies before. 

These are adults too.  Not kids. 

I'm thinking maybe it's just for appearances, trying to put a positive spin on things.  ...Or these people were just nuts and I ran into several of them today. 

[Essyne]

I don't know - I think it really depends on each person's background/what they've experienced. Our lives are about learning, and some people find comfort in their sorrows, understanding that it's all part of the bigger picture. . . .

But of course, to learn you must first EXPERIENCE the sorrow and rise above it, so to speak. You don't dwell; rather, you feel the emotion and then "move on." When people are so detached (i.e. - the whole "dog dying" thing), they are lying to themselves first and foremost.

Now, of course, that didn't answer your question at all - I have no idea what "most people" do, because, frankly, I'm only 17 and do not know many people that I would even say have earned the right to be called a "person." Personally, I try to find the beauty in harrowing situations, but know that I must truly experience them to learn what I was meant to learn from them.

~Ess~

[Bob]

I'm reminded of Monty Python.

[Essyne]

*isn't sure how to take that*

[wotgoplunk]

I'm reminded of Monty Python.

I have that on my Ipod.

And me and a few friends went around like a bunch of retards singing it.

Made my day. 

[Bob]

*isn't sure how to take that*

"Always look on... the bright si-id of life!"
It's from a Monty Python song.  I hope there's not something else to it.  I'm only thinking of the song.

[longpiaopiao]

NO,I AM NOT THINK SO.

[prometheus]

'always tend' not 'always look'