You can’t be negative all the time, you can’t be positive all the time. But a part of wisdom is accepting that Humanity is in turmoil. You don’t have to be sad about it all the time, none of us can be without getting so sick we become cripple. But you must accept it. There is much sadness and frustration in this acceptance. That does not mean you should not be happy, when the times are appropriate; but remember:
Happiness is not purpose.
Purpose demands much from the individual who attempts to live with it. A part of the sacrifice, is understanding both the negative and the positive—understanding that we as Humanity have a closer relationship to one before the other, at least for now. It is a necessary honesty one must share with themselves if they are to help in any effective way; it is no excuse to give up. In fact, it is those that refuse to give up the beautiful things that are most distressed.
Don’t fall into the ideas society promotes so desperately:
“You’re supposed to be happy, being a normal, predictable member of society.”
We have to be challenged, we have to be abnormal, we have to be something new to adapt to this new world. And that is not, by any means, a painless process.
Don’t be negative about everything, but don’t use the folly of that behavior to justify attempts to be equally foolish in absolute opposition.
P.S. I wrote this while drunk. At 10:45 A.M.. So, read it as it is.