"Most know what a pessimist is. The angry person who yells at you to get out of their yard. People who complain about everyone and everything all the time. Everyone is stupid, except those who ask their opinion. Well, they are stupid too. They just get points for good behavior. They fear looking at the bright side and see those that do as only fooling themselves. When trouble comes, they will be ready. No one is going to catch them off guard. For their information, “trouble always comes for the pessimist!” Then there is the optimist. They always see the brighter side of life. Even in failure or setbacks, they view it as a tiny part of life and are quick to move on. We would do well to surround ourselves with optimistic people. Not only do they seem to have a force field for pessimism, they are usually full of praise, kindness, reassurance, encouragement, and maybe a friendly hug. I like those people. That brings us to a strange phenomenon that came about in the last half of the twenty-first century. There are those that have combined pessimism and optimism, giving rise to “The Pessoptimist.” It is the unfiltered thought and transparent conflict in the minds of today’s well-intentioned common human. A condition where one’s afflicted with seeing the worst while trying to do what seems right. We can call it discouraged encouragement. One who does good and cautions everyone about the potential dangers of it."