TFTD - optimism

"I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed towards the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not an could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death."

                                                  - Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom -