tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10388606.post116020740948961413..comments2023-10-28T02:25:39.199-07:00Comments on THE ULTIMATE TRUTH: The three 'ists' that define People!Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18081421219697679878noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10388606.post-1161832558175906702006-10-25T20:15:00.000-07:002006-10-25T20:15:00.000-07:00Your sentence - "why do people react -vly when ass...Your sentence - "why do people react -vly when associated with the term pessimist"; In my view, I don't think that the word per se brings out any emotion, but the thought of people having such a polarised opinion of them makes them react that way. Perhaps the word "Pessimist" is being increasingly popularised/dubbed to become like the word "fnord" (from the Illuminatus Trilogy)...But, myself, I take pride in being "pessimist" first and "optimist" next for a given situation, as I definitly believe that negative stress before being positive induces some kind of +ve determination (caution: individual results might vary!)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com