Gift of Pessimism

A  L  O  H  A !

" To be always

 fortunate,
and to

 pass through life
 with a soul
 that has never

 known
sorrow,
 is to be 

ignorant
 of one half 

of nature. "

    Seneca

“ If you have

 a garden

 and a library,

 you have 

everything 

you need. ”

 

Marcus Tullius Cicero

" Beautiful sunsets

 need 

Cloudy Skies. "

 Paulo Coelho

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Disclaimer:

Pessimism can poison

your entire life.

 

BUT

when you have come up

like I have:

expecting

- often receiving -

FAR from life's

 best;

When things have

been

very difficult,

and survival

 the paramount

virtue,

year

after year;

Well,

what other people

consider

"just normal stuff"

like hot water,

a place to cook,

great weather,

love & care

in place of

neglect

(and worse)

enough

to pay the bills

- that

 "normal stuff"

is received

with grateful

delight.

Nuclear war

didn't happen.

I didn't die

young.

I've been

happily married

for 25 years.

B I N G O !

Looks like winning

to me.

And to those

who had magical

childhoods,

who never really

feared,

lost a friend,

or went hungry:

You have my

 condolences.

And this parting

gift:

One day

YOU

will be

No More.

So take

a "get real"

pill

if you need to,

and stop worrying

about tomorrow.

You already

are a winner-

just collect,

and enjoy

Your Winnings!

Comment?

Yes Please! 

         Warmly, cloudia