An Optimist's Skewed Perspective of Cynicism

If the title fails to accurately convey the general tone of this entry, then I've good reason to lose all faith in humankind. However, since I don't see this happening any time soon, my faith in our species will--for better or worse--remain intact.

Even those of us in a seemingly perpetual state of hermitage have friends. And those friends cause problems. In short, we all have friends, and those friends cause problems. It's a simple maxim that creates untold amounts of unnecessary, yet unavoidable complexities. These complications are the cause for the majority of our heartache, frustration, anger, etc. Yet in spite of all this, we continue to actively pursue relationships with other human beings.

Now, it would be uncharacteristically nihilistic of me to say that we should all remove ourselves from society. In fact, I believe quite the contrary... While friends are indeed the source of our problems, they are also the solution. A wordy oxymoron? Yes. The truth? Yes. But contradictions are the spice of life...

You cynics can have your depressive outlooks on life. As for me, I'll keep looking up. I may trip every once in a while, but where's the fun in life when all you're doing is looking for obstacles?

JSLC