REASONS WHY AM AN OPTIMIST

On Saturday my friend asked me a question, "Am I an optimist or a pessimist"?

I can't remember answering the question and also doubt I even thought about it then.

Guess I was busy eating, looking at the pple passing by, worrying about deadlines, wondering about what I was doing there, scared about the bills waiting to be paid, frightened that I was yet to find that which I was looking for; gosh the list is endless.

And when I look at the list above all I see are the signs and symptoms of a pessimist than that of a optimist.

I guess the list also explains my root of cynicism and somewhat naivety. But the more I looked at the list the more I saw another side of me hidden within these maze of questions, fears and worries, I saw a positive side.

A side that tries to see the light at the end of every tunnel, a side that laughs when the default emotion should be fear, a side that dares to stand when others agree I should be seated.

A side that remembered, "All things work for good to those that love the Lord and are called according to His purpose".

A side that knows, "It’s longer I that lives...", "Its not about me...”, "its all about him".

A side that knows, "He that is in me is greater than he that’s in the world"

A part of me that believes, "He will never give you stones when you ask for bread, and will never give you snakes when you ask for Fish".

A part of me that prays, "Not my will but yours be done"

And these is what made me finally realize and know the kind of person I was, I was an OPTIMIST and proud to be one.