optimism seems to reign in my life and yet one stops to ponder over this idealistic claim as one relates to the two sides of the coin in this world. surely pessimism is just lurking somewhere nearby. yet, nay, i cry obstinacy in the belief of the presence and absence, that pessimism never does exist, merely it is the absence of optimism. and so, my soul shall rejoice once again to be living in His Presence.