Jan De Vliegher (Belgian, b. 1964), Glass 2, 2007. Oil on canvas, 75 x 75 cm.
I think it’s one thing to be born a pessimist and have heartbreaking experiences that confirm your doubts.
I think it’s a second thing to be born a realist and have heartbreaking experiences that hurt, but not in ways that aren’t foreseen.
I think the it’s a much different thing to be born an optimist and to have heartbreaking experiences that tear down your hope and alter your expectations.
I think the pessimist comes out, not much different, but with better understanding of the world and its cruel sentences.
I think the realist comes out a little different, with cosmic changes in strength and compassion.
I think the optimist, most of the time, is broken into an entirely new human being.
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