OPTIMISM ( we should still work on this given info when we incorporate it sa final paper naten,

I honestly didn’t organize this as much as I’d hoped)

So where did the term optimism originate?

Well, the Modern Latin 'optimum', signifying 'the greater good' was gotten from Latin 'optimus',
signifying 'the best'. Gottfried Leibniz, a known philosopher, and scholar has been known to
utilize it in 1710 to signify the best of every single imaginable world and again in his Mémoires
de Trévoux in 1737, where he referred to both as ‘l’Optimum’ and 'l'Optimiste'.
While in 1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American Transcendentalist poet, and philosopher
during the 19th century deciphered it as a conviction that meant ‘that goodwill finally prevail’ on
the planet. Additionally, in 1819, Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the epic poets of the 19th
century, used it in its feeling of being ‘a tendency to have a generally hopeful view’.
Optimism is a psychological disposition described by having expectations and trust in the
ongoing progress and a positive future. Positive thinkers are those that anticipate that beneficial
things should occur, where worriers or pessimists rather foresee horrible results. Idealistic
mentalities are connected to various advantages including better-adapting aptitudes, lower
feelings of anxiety, better physical wellbeing, and great persistence while seeking after goals.
Confident people or the so called "optimists" will generally perceive difficulties as learning
encounters or impermanent misfortunes. According to Martin Seligman (1991) and his book
Learned Optimism, “They tend to believe that defeat is just a temporary setback or a challenge,
that its causes are just confined to this one case.” Indeed, even the most hopeless day holds the
guarantee for them that there will be better days to come.
In the event that you generally observe the more brilliant side of things, you may feel that you
experience more good occasions throughout your life than others, get yourself less pushed, and
even appreciate more noteworthy medical advantages.
At the point when things don't go as planned or unexpectedly, optimists don't take the fault,
wallow in self-pity, nor blame themselves. They consider mishaps to be brief. When something
turns out badly, hopeful people connect it to a particular circumstance or occasion, not their
capacities. Since they don't see difficulties as close to home failings, they can recover from
disillusionment.
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PERSONAL EXPERIENCE (we can definitely summarize this, I just wanted to write this in

detail so you’d fully understand haha) I can recall an instance wherein optimism stood out in my

life and I do regard myself as a fairly optimistic person. It was during my life as a grade 12

student, most of us were preparing and taking college admissions exams, but I was definitely not

as thrilled. I dreaded the thought of having to take a college course I did not want, apparently my

family and I were not on the same page during that time. They were dead set on making me take

something that had to do with humanities, the arts, business, or IT. I, on the other end of the

spectrum, was clearly determined to pursue a medical related course/ a pre-med since I am an

aspiring doctor. It made complete sense for me take a course that was relevant and beneficial to

my dream career. But my family did not support me on this, they thought I was better off

pursuing something else. I couldn’t deny it and lie to myself that I didn’t also excel in their fields

of suggestion. As my family said, I was somewhat the jack of all trades, in a good way I suppose.

They certainly thought I was just confused but I wasn’t, I knew deep down that I was ready to

endure the long term journey of becoming a doctor, a surgeon perhaps. Their disapproval about it

really brought me down, they even stripped me of the right to decide in regards as to what school

I’ll be entering. So they eventually gave me a condition, “Pass the UPCAT and you’ll get what

you want.” This was a major setback but clearly I was out of my mind and driven by pure

emotion, therefore silly me didn’t take it seriously. I barely made an effort to review, just to rebel

against them. I cried after realizing the stupidity of my actions because who would just take the

UPCAT for granted? Well, it just happened to be me. I started to wallow in self-pity, thinking I

was really going to let go of my ambitions. Fast forward in time, the results came in, I passed but
I didn’t make the quota, meaning I was a candidate for recon. There was a sigh of relief and

worry at the same time. Although, I was faced with another problem yet again, I didn’t want to

take any of the courses, not even dentistry. I could vividly remember the disappointment that was

plastered on my dad’s face, it was agonizing. I’ve never seen him look at me that way and I had

to bear that exact look for a week or so. I kept praying for some sort of sign to lift my spirits up

or for guidance. I told myself that maybe I’m set for greater things than this. I made sure to etch

in the tiny emotional, immature brain of mine. After all, it was the all that was left of me apart

from a glimmer of hope. Suddenly, my Uncle and Aunt who are residing in Australia called us

up, they offered to shelter me and aid me to study there. They called out of nowhere, I can't even

describe how shocked we all were. My dad was extremely apprehensive at first, going there

would mean I was on my own and that I had to be independent. Sooner or later after a couple

hundred arguments, I was able to convince him to allow me to become an international student.

This was it, my answered prayer, I really was set for greater things. The pandemic is surely

delaying my plans but all is well now. They let me study here in FEU Manila while waiting for

international student updates which have been quite positive so far. I’m not rushing into things

anymore, we’ve all got our own timelines, we should never give up and lose hope. They even let

me decide and take control of my decisions in life. They gave me this unimaginable freedom I

thought I would never have until I graduated. I literally was on the verge of letting go but as said

by Ada Adams, “There is a light at the end of every tunnel. Some tunnels just happen to be

longer than others.”