Which of these outlooks should one make?
What perceptive path is it right to take? -
To believe that fortune shall prevail?
Or that our hopes and dreams are sure to fail?

Should we look towards the side that's bright,
And that there's an end to our problems in sight?
Should we always look through rose-tinted specs?
Or believe gloom is what we should expect?

Is it better to expect the worst?
And even believe our lives are cursed?
And if we feel consequences will be disjointed,
This may cushion us from being disappointed.

Or should we expect joy and pleasure?
And even if we do not find the treasure,
We still smile and try not to lament,
So surely this road always makes us more content.

So while neither side is seen as wiser,
And no-one can be a sure adviser,
Let none us now be deceived,
Positive is surely how we should perceive.