I've been alive for quite some time now. I've learnt a few things, this and that. Many have argued about the true beginnings of wisdom. I happen to know it occurs when you learn when to keep your mouth shut. Cynicism is the price of wisdom.
Optimism can exist beside true vision.
The world sucks, but a good attitude is the only thing that can save it. The above pearls of wisdom are born of pain, of winter and of forgetting the magic, the Dreams that we all have, deep inside. Some Dreams, though, can burn cold, like frost on bare skin. I can't remember. I know the taste of bitterness.