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Someone, sometime back told me the difference between an Optimist and a Pessimist's view of an event.

An Optimist is never surprised and always disappointed. Whereas, a Pessimist is never disappointed and always surprised.

— A Pessimist

That definition bugs the heck out of me. It makes being an Optimist feel like a sorry state of being. Why? Because of that word "Surprise."

Who doesn't love a surprise?

Who doesn't like to be surprised?

I can not tell you how many times I've pondered it, w...