In the novel "Candide" by Voltaire, the character of Dr. Pangloss is portrayed as an impossibly idealistic optimist, and people have accused me of this at times.
However, consider that this present world is the product of untold millions of small choices and alternatives, and in every case the option that was the most optimal was the one that has been chosen. Why waste your time imagining hypothetical worlds that never were, or imagining futures that are unlikely to exist? Instead, look for the beauty and wonder that is right before your eyes that you do not recognize.
"This is the best of all possible worlds, because this is the world that exists." - Mr. Atwater
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William Schaeffer
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