Yes, there is a beauty to optimism. I can attest to the 2nd hand benefits, and I’m always amazed when I step back and look at it later. There’s a dark place in our minds where we can get stuck in this yucky goo of hopelessness if we stray too far from idealism, or having hope... I don’t believe it should be a forbidden place that’s totally off-limits (it’s got a beauty of its own, the darkness, and can be a very tempting place), the problem is staying there too long. I’ve been in many predicaments where I just come to an impasse, and totally ready to accept a sense of hopelessness (which I think can bring entitlement in along with it too), when someone else comes along displaying a different outlook by seeing things optimistically, and boom! It was all I needed to shift my perspective. Then I can remember that all things change in time, and since there are endless possibilities to assist that change, there’s a more than likely chance that I haven’t vetted them all. Seeing the confidence lying within someone’s optimism when we’re stuck and not seeing a way out is a beautiful &amp; very helpful thing, it can mean a world of difference.                                                                   Thanks Lex, stay well!