I am a realistic, not an optimistic. Have you ever thought it or said it to someone? Often we look at optimism as the practice of fools. You are so naïve! – you probably said it to a co-worker when they quit their job to follow their dreams or a loved one when they lend money to a friend. Does it mean they have no regard for reality? Or is there something else they know that we do not? I believe it is none of the above. One can be an optimistic and see things as they are, yet