Optimism and pessimism are with powerful forces, and each of us must choose which we want, so as to (1) . There is enough good and bad in everyone’s life — (2) , (3) joy and pain — to find (4) for either optimism or pessimism. We can choose to laugh or cry, (5) . It’s our decision: From which (6) do we want to view life? Will we look up in hope or down in (7) ?