Doubting Thomas' School of Optimistic Thought

I have a simple question for everyone today: Do you know anyone that has earned a degree from The Doubting Thomas School of Optimistic Thought? I know that I sure do, he raised me. My Dad tends to see only the bad side of things. I first realized this when I was in grammar school. I convinced him one day to take me to an all you can eat pizza buffet for lunch. He agreed and took me to the restaurant. We parked the car and were walking to the front door when he said "Oh they probably won't even have it!". He said this even though hanging over the door was an enormous banner that read "Pizza Buffet - All You Can Eat". I pointed this out to him and he didn't say anything. We went in, ate, and went home and he later talked about how good it was and I even heard him recommend it to others.

Several years later, I asked him why he always accepted the worst for everything. He told me that if you thought the worst would happen, when it turned out good, it made for a nice surprise. What a dismal way to look at life.

So, today I charge all of you to encourage those that look at the worst side of everything. As for my Dad, he has since gone on to earn his PhD in Philosophy from the School of Optimistic Thought. His thesis was "The Glass is Half Empty, Deal With It!".