"You get to play with 30 of your best friends. I don't think that happens every year. In a way, you don't want it to end."
Ernie Clement speaks to the media ahead of Game 7 of the #WorldSeries
People often ask how I manage to be 'happy' all the time, despite being aware and outspoken about many societal ills. Here is my 'secret':
In this life you can find infinite things to be angry at, afraid of, and worried about. Atrocities and suffering occur daily. There is no shortage of wicked things.
You can also find infinite things to be grateful for, joyful about, and encouraged by. Wonderful things happen daily and we live in the most prosperous, peaceful, and fair era in human history.
Both optimists and pessimists are 'correct' in a sense.
Those who say the world and people in it are selfish, wicked, and always have been, have a solid case and mountains of evidence.
Those who say the world is wonderful and that humans are amazing, loving, and generous, also have a solid case. There is so much undeniable goodness.
What you choose to focus on (and for how long) is up to you.
Personally, I choose the path that leads to more joy, constructive activity, and better relationships, health, and overall success.