Persecuting the Pollyanna

I came across a truly positive person once and I challenged their overtly optimistic outlook.

I framed it as curiosity but retrospectively it was a way to justify my own negativity.

You see if I felt I could get this person to become like me it would validate my ‘practical’ outlook.

A quote from the movie ‘Everything, Everyone, All at once‘ for your consideration:

“When I choose to see the good side of things. I’m not being naive. It is strategic and necessary. It’s how I’ve learned to survive through everything. I know you see yourself as a fighter. Well I see myself as one too. This is how I fight”