If humans were not inherently optimistic, there may be more people committing suicide, countries may not be able to function well, and there might not be much improvement happening in the human race.
If humans are not inherently optimistic, there may be more people committing suicide. According to http://www.nhs.uk, depression is the number one cause for suicide. Without optimism, people may think negatively on every single issue, and this might cause depression, as they are unable to think positively on issues, making them feel worried when they encounter problems. However, with optimism, people will be able to move on with life as they will feel optimistic of their future. Therefore, if optimism is not hard-wired into the brain, we might be pessimistic, or not optimistic and this might cause a rise in suicide cases.
Countries may not be able to function well without optimism. This is showed by the fact that most, if not all countries were affected by economic crisis that happened. Countries need optimism to imagine a better future and this will allow a country to continue functioning as they would want to achieve the goal of a better future. However, if the people of the country felt pessimistic about their country's future, they might seek for better countries through immigration. This is supported by the fact that the undesirable conditions in a person's country is a leading cause for immigration. If too many citizens of a country migrate to other countries, this might cause the country to be unable to function as there is a lack of manpower. As a result, if optimism is not hard-wired into the brain, people might be pessimistic about their country's future, and this might cause a country to be unable to function.
Without optimism, there might not be much improvement happening in the human race. This might be due to the fact that optimism is a key factor in venturing to the unknowns, as only with optimism, one will feel optimistic about the unknowns, and then will one go and learn about the unknowns. This refers to learning. Without optimism, we might not try to find out what we do not know, and we will remain stagnant. According to the TIME Magazine, "To make progress, we need to be able to imagine alternative realities --- better ones --- and we need to believe that we can achieve them." Only with optimism, will one be optimistic about his ability, which will motivate him to achieve his goals, and through this process, he will learn and make progress. As a result, if optimism is not hard-wired into the brain, we might be pessimistic and will make little progress in life.
Therefore, if optimism is not hard-wired into the brain, improvement in the human race might be slow, suicide cases might increase, and countries might not be able to function properly.
Reflection
After doing this expository essay, I realized how important optimism is to us. In the past, I did not really felt the power and influence of optimism. Every single time I failed in a test, I received the results, feeling very upset, losing appetite and becoming lethargic. However, after a night's sleep, I seem to forget the upset of the failure, but yet became more alert in the areas that I fared badly. All this came naturally to me, and this was how I learned and improved. Now, I realized that this was all caused by one thing, optimism. Optimism can act like a reflex action, without our knowledge, but its influences on how we constantly improve ourselves are greatly beneficial. Also, optimism is the thing that drives us to discover new things, as when we see the unknown, we tend to venture into it, as we are optimistic that the findings will be beneficial. I believe that optimism is also the reason why we are so interested in adventurous activities. In fact, I think it also explains the reason why we feel happy when we are creating something original, In conclusion, I believe that optimism is important to us, as it drives improvements, drives discoveries, drives learning and it drives success.
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