Optimistic? Pessimistic? or Fatalistic

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I'm sure there are more ways of viewing the self and the future than these 3 attitudes - optimistic, pessimistic, and fatalistic.

And I'm sure we can view one's life with optimism, and perhaps view our collective society with a sense of pessimism, if you focus on certain issues that you think are spiralling downwards.

I guess the fatalistic attitude would somehow assume that 'things are as they should be, and always will be', and one is relatively detached from outcome.  One may not even think about outcomes and the future with such a fatalistic mindset.

But I guess definitions can also differ.

I've just been doing some more thinking today; and found that, while, on general, I would have an optimistic frame of mind in general, there were still some patterns that were rigidly tied to thinking that things had peaked at some point, and things would only decline from there.  Not in a bad way (it would be like thinking you had a million bucks, but every time you spent some it, you never got it back).  Sort of a sense of pre-defined limitation of opportunities.

Anyway, I guess it was a subtle sense of loss, and one that led to some self-restraint in action and matters.

I'm not sure if it's really that well explained at all lol.

But I do know one person who happens to fit the bill of an Optimist to me.  It's like every day, every interaction holds the wonder and magic of something fantastical to happen.  It's amazing interacting with such a bright and open demeanor.

I'm optimistic; but not quite on that level, as a personality