cynicism.

i'm a cynic by nurture. don't ask, it's a complicated story. but i do not resent or regret my cynical behaviour. though i'm still honing my abilities, i am learning when best to apply my villainous powers (joke*), and when to just enjoy the moment. and my apologies to both optimists and pessimists, but it's not that i believe the world is shit... it's that i think it might be, especially with people like optimists and pessimists running around.

i know very well that the world, and indeed life, is a beautiful thing. that humans are an amazing species, who have come a long way in a relatively very brief period of time. but we all have agendas, everyone of us. and the more people try to hide their agendas with things like optimism and pessimism, the more cynical behaviour will be validated and adopted by today's youth/children, not too mention the media. and that's not even what cynics want... well not me at least. even cynicism itself has to adapt and learn to balance. it has admittedly been leaning to the negative for sometime now, it just needs to shift a little.

but questioning is needed. if there's anything that will insure future generations of people, it's asking all the questions and getting all the answers. just ask! it may be a ridiculous question, but if so at least you have an answer: it's a ridiculous question! it may be a really big question (which are great, the bigger the better) and it may take years or decades for an answer, but it will be answered.

due to the modern education system, most young people have come to resent learning. asking questions reminds them of learning, which reminds them of school, which reminds them of boredom, embarrassment, etc. but with today's modern wonders of technology, there's almost nothing you can't discover by simply typing something into a search engine. if you want to know something, type it in. for the love of all mankind, if you have a question, find an answer.

you may not like every answer you receive through life, this is undoubtedly true. but you'll like having received every answer. so ask.