Karina+C's+2015+OpEd+Article

I can't stand negativity. How hypocritical of me to write a page going on and on about how I hate when people are negative. I know.

However,

I don't get why in situations that are troubling, people choose to pity themselves, and stay upset, instead of carrying on, and looking forward.

I don't understand why people have a pessimistic outlook of the world when they have so much potential in front of them.

I don't know why when I'm in a good mood; these negative people like to tell me things that will intentionally bring me down as well.

Well screw your negative, selfish, pessimistic, angry attitude

I will not stoop to your level of nihilism towards positivity.

I will not be brought down.

My point wasn't that people should __never__  be negative; it's perfectly normal to feel upset at times, angry, ticked off and annoyed all those bitter emotions. My point was, we can't let upset, angry, ticked off, annoyed and bitter feelings rule our lives.

A book called //Learned Optimism // <span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> describes the effects of an optimistic outlook in comparison to a pessimistic outlook on life:

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The study's results showed that more pessimistic people tend to be better at telling the future.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The study's results also showed that more optimistic people tend to make more friends, be happier overall, win elections, make more money, are healthier, feel more successful.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Unless you're going into the field of work such as Palm Reading or becoming a Psychic, it seems that being optimistic is the better choice.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Recently I watched a TED Talk<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> about "Giving love letters to strangers." In college, a young woman's only way of communication with her mom was through hand-written letters. In her words it "gave her a reason to impatiently wait by the mailbox<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">." These letters so positively affected her life that she started an organization where people ask to be written a hand-written letter and anonymous others send them words of hope and encouragement and confidence. The fact that someone takes the time to sit down and think about you and write something personal and heartfelt touches the heart of those in need of a boost; whether it's the biggest struggle of the smallest one, everyone still has struggles. The organization isn't supposed to bring people together, but give people strength to keep going on, on the opposite end, writing the letters gives people a purpose, one letter filled with faith and reassurance can do so much for someone else.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Now think of this switched. Think of the huge impact you can make me being negative, by sending someone hate. Think of how much you affect somebody else.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At least half of suicides among young people are related to bullying.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Don't let negativity rule you, don't effect others with negativity.