Comments on: Winston Churchill on Optimism http://www.marvinmarshall.net/winston-churchill-on-optimism/ Dr. Marvin Marshall on Education and Parenting Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:13:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Fritz http://www.marvinmarshall.net/winston-churchill-on-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Chris Fritz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:47:22 +0000 http://www.marvinmarshall.net/?p=1472#comment-135 As Nelson Mandela once said, "It always seems impossible until it's done." I think it's not always a simple question of attitude, but often also of vision. If we don't see how things could be better, we don't believe they can improve. Granted, even after showing someone that change is possible, they still may choose pessimistic denial. My theory is it's an ego problem. Accepting that change is possible forces people to take responsibility for the fact that they gave up when they could have made a difference and stood for what they believe in. As Nelson Mandela once said, “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” I think it’s not always a simple question of attitude, but often also of vision. If we don’t see how things could be better, we don’t believe they can improve.

Granted, even after showing someone that change is possible, they still may choose pessimistic denial. My theory is it’s an ego problem. Accepting that change is possible forces people to take responsibility for the fact that they gave up when they could have made a difference and stood for what they believe in.

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