which point of view is the best and why?

Question

optimism, pessimism, realism or maybe you can suggest any other other?

Answer 1

Without one you could not have the other. Without light would there be darkness?

Answer 2

I'm more of a pessimism kinda girrl myself! But that's just me, never was the best at realism, always had to be one of the polar opposites; although, if you want my opinion that would be the way to go. As with everything there are conflicting beliefs that usually butt heads(optimism and pessimism) if you are in the middle you might not agree with every argument but you can empathize with both parties and act as a sort of metiator so that all can live in harmony. I mean this, in the strictest sense, a very loose example for all human situations.

Answer 3

I always liked the pessimism view - expect nothing from no one and you will never be disappointed. And things usually go wrong anyway, so why expect anything to go right?

Power of positive thinking? Puleez! We all know how the world works - optimism is no longer an option.

Answer 4

No point of view can be considered the best if you don't believe it. Besides,adopting a point of view alone will give you a very limited vision of things so you should switch from time to time - or,even better,adopt different perspectives of the same situation. What would be the point in adopting an optimistic view if you're pessimistic by nature? Try to be realistic when you're analyzing and optimistic when you're proposing solutions.

Answer 5

Apparently people who are pessimistic (even mildly depressed) but with a stoic attitude live the longest and have the least amount of physical and mental illness. This seems to be the ideal state of mind for the average human.

Read it in a study they did in Sardinia.

Answer 6

Pessimism will lead the greatest chance of being correct in my experience.

Answer 7

realism mixed with optimism, because it's based in reality and there are always reasons for optimism because the future hasn't happened yet.

Answer 8

My mom used to say that it was pessimistic to say that if a piece of poo falls in the honey, then the whole jar is bad.

I disagree. I say that it is REALISTIC that if a piece of poo falls in the honey, then the whole jar is bad. Danged if I'll eat honey that had poo in it.

Now then, using the same metaphor, PESSIMISTIC would be the attitude that, if a piece of poo falls in the honey, then all honey EVERYWHERE is bad. That's pessimism.

Optimism would say, "Hey, if a piece of poo falls in the honey, maybe we can market it as a new taste!"

**EDIT** Idealism says that, "Poo should NEVER EVER fall into a jar of honey."

Existensialism says, "It is human nature for bits of poo to go where we don't want it to go. If poo should fall into honey, it would be due to human error and be up to the individual person whether poo in the honey is a good thing or a bad thing.

That's my poo cents... er... I mean, 2 cents!

Answer 9

I've always like idealism, because I'm very artistic and we're like always shooting for the stars.

In general, I'm a hope for the best, prepare for the worst type a person. I did that with my favorite book series's final book. I hoped that the character would live, but I prepared for the worst.

Answer 10

There is no "best" point of view. It all relative to what situation you plan on using it. I'm not going to be optimistic if I know a certain out come.

Answer 11

To say what is "Best" is point of view in and of itself. It's an opinion. Thus what I say is best, is what feels best to yourself and others, on the most meaningful level.