When people talk about being “realistic,” most often they are speaking about life circumstances, or ideas in a “pessimistic” way. That is because, that is the nature of their personality.
Realism, and pessimism do not have to go hand in hand, although they often do.
Being “optimistic” is technically, not really possible! Optimism only exists when facts are not yet known, or situations have not yet fully developed. Optimism refers to the future, which is not here yet. There is no need to be optimistic about something that has already unfolded! Since we look to the future, but only can live in the here and now, optimism, is a kind of happy fiction.
Being realistic, to my way of thinking, means being present to all that is going on as it relates to you and the world you live in. It means being fully aware, and then making the best decisions for yourself and others, based on that awareness. It means making those decisions “now,” because that is the only time that counts for anything!
What then defines a good decision?
A good decision is made with as much awareness as is possible at the time, and with the intent of being guided by love, in your decision, and it is made “now,” as opposed to later.
Being realistic means operating within the reality of the moment,…but what is reality? Reality is synonymous with truth,…truth of the way things are in the moment. Reality and truth have no origins in “appearances,” although they may at times be the same. Reality and truth stand alone regardless of appearances to the contrary.
Humanity succumbs to the lure of appearances because of the limitations of their physical senses and their level of awareness. Their idea of reality suffers as a result.
Being realistic means being grounded in reality, which is based in truth, which is synonymous with love, which is God.
It does not mean being overly pessimistic, or groundlessly optimistic. It means just being “real.”
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