Talk:Emerald Sustrai/@comment-144.13.179.29-20151028203648/@comment-24.104.77.242-20151028215425

What to you is a normal past?

A natural-born cynic would have to have lived a life completely devoid of setbacks, disappointments, and disasters and yet somehow miraculously believes all of the world's crap falls squarely on their shoulders. Otherwise, every cynic in the world has ample reason to be cynical.

People who are optimistic more often than not have no reason to be optimistic other than that it makes them feel better. Cynics see optimism as a waste of time because it doesn't work for them.