is being optimistic or rather keep looking on the bright side of life good?

sometimes, i'm afraid some people will take my optimism or positivism as too much and misinterpret it as i'm in denial. it's not that i'm in denial. it's just that i feel that life's too short and too meaningful for you to feel down for long periods of time and be depressed. yes, there may be certain times where i'll feel down, but after a moment, i'll just pick myself up cos i know things will get better.

you see, the world doesn't stop just because you're sad, it still goes on whether you're crying or whether you're laughing. which would you choose? of cos i'll choose the 2nd option.

so i just don't understand people who are in a perpetual state of emo-ness. chin up! life's much too valuable for you to waste it away feeling blue.

if shit happens, take a day or two, grieve, bawl your eyes out, vent your frustrations, scream your heart out, whack some soccer balls (for my case), do whatever to get it out of you, you'll much feel better and then carry on your life with a smile on your face. :)