佚名/Anonymous
Ifyouexpectsomethingtoturnoutbadly, , theyusuallydo! Thereseemstobeanaturalcause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenoptimismandsuccess.
Optimismandpessimismarebothpowerfulforces, 'slife—amplesorrowandhappiness, sufficientjoyandpain—, 'sourdecision: Fromwhichperspectivedowewanttoviewlife? Willwelookupinhopeordownindespair?
, Iknowthatsorrowexists.Iaminmy70snow, andI', Ifindthatthegoodinlifefaroutweighsthebad.
Anoptimisticattitudeisnotaluxury; it', howyouperform, , negativethoughts, attitudes, andexpectationsfeedonthemselves; .
Yearsago, , , theattendantsaidtome,“Howdoyoufeel?”Thatseemedlikeanoddquestion, butIfeltfineandtoldhimso.“Youdon'tlookwell,”, , hecontinuedtotellmehowbadIlookedandthatmyskinappearedyellow.
BythetimeIlefttheservicestation, , ? WasIjaundiced? Waseverythingallright? BythetimeIgothome, ? HadIpickedupsomeraredisease?
ThenexttimeIwentintothatgasstation, feelingfineagain, , biliousyellow, andthelightreflectingoffthewallsmadeeveryoneinsidelookasthoughtheyhadhepatitis! , andbeforelong, .
Theonlythingmorepowerfulthannegativismisapositiveaffirmation, , , positiveplace, peopleareempoweredtoattemptandtoachieve.
Optimismdoesn'! Optimismdivertsourattentionawayfromnegativismandchannelsitintopositive, 'reanoptimist, you', withoutoptimism, —someonewithhopelesslyoptimisticideas, greatpersistence, andunlimitedconfidence—'syourchoice.
如果你预料某事会很糟糕，那么它很可能真会这样。悲观的想法一般都能实现。反过来，这个原理同样成立。如果你料想会好运连连，通常也会这样！乐观和成功之间似乎有一种天然的因果关系。
