Most optimists are not born that way. They are created. When the world asked them to harden, they softened. When they experienced pain, they vowed not to give that pain to others. When they understood the lineage of trauma, they healed instead of continuing the pattern. Optimists are not people who have never had a hard day or a hard season or a collection of hard years. Optimists are those that have walked through the fire and decided that love, hope, resiliency, and compassion are lighter to carry. For most people, their optimism is hard-won. Fought for. An act of brave resistance in a harsh, demanding, chaotic world. 大多數樂觀主義者不是天生的，而是后天形成的。當世界要求他們堅強時，他們變得柔軟。當他們經歷痛苦時，他們發誓不會把痛苦帶給別人。當他們理解創傷的根源時，他們選擇治愈，而不是繼續這種模式。樂觀主義者不是那些從未經歷過艱難的一天、艱難的時期或一系列艱難歲月的人。樂觀主義者是那些經歷過磨難，并決定愛、希望、韌性和同情心更容易攜帶的人。對于大多數人來說，他們的樂觀是來之不易的。在這個世界，這是一種勇敢的行為。 ~ Jamie Varon