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Pessimism

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"Pessimism is the mind's refusal to embrace life, a shadow cast by the collapse of shallow optimism; to transcend it, one must awaken to the beauty that exists beyond both hope and despair."

It’s when getting let down makes you look only for what’s wrong—like seeing only the thorns and missing the rose.
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"A pessimist is an optimist whose hopes have soured, seeing thorns instead of roses; true freedom lies in transcending both, witnessing life without hope or despair."

It’s someone who once hoped too much, got let down, and now only looks for the bad—Osho says the wiser move is to just watch life without calling it good or bad.
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