I think some people lead naturally toward more optimistic ideas, and others pessimistic ones… I don’t think that we’re ‘naturally’ one, and the opposite is an abnormality of sort… I think it’s a spectrum, and we all sorta fall in different levels.
I think emotional state lends itself a lot to our outlook—I tend to lean pessimistic, generally, but if I’m having a really good day, the world seems to be bright, glowing, bursting with life. And if my day is… less than good… then it seems like everything is crashing down on me. You know? It can vary, even within a single person.
I think there are advantages and disadvantages to both—optimistic, and you’re generally happier, but pessimistic you’re more likely to strive for perfection.
...I’m not sure which comes first, whether people are born with a glass half-empty or half-full view, or if the way they go through life shapes the way they see the glass… But I really think that both are natural, and which you see depends on who you’re looking at.