英语六级晨读美文100篇:Choose Optimism(31)
<p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="badly">badly</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="will">will</span>.</p><p> <span word="Pessimism">Pessimism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span>.</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="do">do</span>!</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p> <span word="Optimism">Optimism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pessimism">pessimism</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>,</p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="everyones">everyones</span> <span word="lifeample">lifeample</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>,</p><p> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="painto">painto</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pessimism">pessimism</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>, <span word="bless">bless</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="curse">curse</span>.</p><p> <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>: <span word="From">From</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="life">life</span>?</p><p> <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="despair">despair</span>?</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upward">upward</span> <span word="look">look</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="highlight">highlight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slip">slip</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="optimist">optimist</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sure">Sure</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> 70<span word="s">s</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="outweighs">outweighs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>.</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span>; <span word="its">its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span>.</p>
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