Optimism
Are you optimistic about the future? I was asked the question last night after a talk on sustainable innovation. I answered by reading my poem ‘Be an Optimist’, which says that I am optimistic, not because the future is bright but because bright people are working to make the future better; not because the news is good but because good people are showing that change is always possible; and not because the world is fair but because fair people are fighting for justice wherever it is needed. Optimism is about believing in people, not a prophecy about the future.
— Wayne Visser
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