For a woman who spent her life without the ability to see, Helen Keller had a profound way of expressing the appropriate outlook on life. “When you face the sun,” she said, […]
Avoid Shadows and Face the Sun
Words of Optimism From Anne Frank
No matter what you are dealing with today that might cause you discouragement, your situation cannot be worse than what Anne Frank endured. Despite the brutality — and ultimately the death — […]
Professor of Metaphysico— what?
Dr. Pangloss in Voltaire’s book Candide, was a professor of “metaphysico-theologo-cosmonigology.” This is a fictional philosophy that satirizes the optimistic belief that everything is created for the best and will work out […]
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