And a realist thinking person, a pessimist, will always see the bad things, and they may, MAY, make the better decisions, but will still see all of the bad things. So in the end, who’s really going to be the happy one? The foolish 18 year old.
How could anyone choose not to be happy? What is so wrong about being happy? How is being happy foolish? I do not think I am stupid, and I also don't think I'm a genius either. But am I foolish for looking for happiness? If you’re happy, then it won’t matter to you if you’re foolish! It won't matter if you don't make millions! So just freaken choose happiness!
Now of course, I know that it’s really not a choice, it’s a mentality, but sometimes you can make decisions that leads to the outcome that makes YOU feel good about being YOU.
So just be freaken optimistic for once!