Is Positivity Contagious Enough?

 

Is POSITIVITY CONTAGIOUS ENOUGH?  Absolutely yes it is!  YET, sometimes I do hear from some quarters as they seem to frown on POSITIVITY as they will claim someone looks and seems POSITIVE because he's driving a new car, because he recently got promoted at work, because they moved in to their new home, because he's awash with $$$$$$$.  From their perspective, I would tend to agree with them but I'll qualify my concurrence.  That POSITIVITY will be very fleeting and dependent only on the very moments those 'POSITIVE' elements come into your life.  Trust me, your promotion makes you feel WALK ON CLOUD 9 but only maybe the first few days and weeks, NOT 12 months down the road.  That new spanking car, 12 or more months after, that feeling of 'newness'  would have dissipated in thin air.  Your new home, oh yes that 'honeymoon' feeling will be over, count Year 2 onwards.  So, if you will cling to those, IS POSITIVITY CONTAGIOUS ENOUGH???

True, there is that SCIENCE of HAPPINESS BUT it should NOT be rocket science for us to figure out the genuine and longer-lasting factors that can farther stretch our HAPPINESS to an extent that it becomes genuine enough.  BTW, please be cautious WHEN it comes to POSITIVITY.  Not every shade of brightness can be deemed as genuinely POSITIVE.  I've known first hand people WHO were so extremely optimistic to bag the top prize of a BMW car if they can maximize entries in a contest sponsored by a Telco to encourage its customers to TOP-UP and TOP-UP over and over again!@#$%?

That is WHAT psychologists have coined as the FALSE POSITIVES.  It's true a POSITIVE mindset is essential for handling the problems and hurdles on our paths.  WHETHER at home, school OR work, it's true we are encouraged to be POSITIVE at all times.  You may even be telling others to stay POSITIVE and see the glass as half-full.  True, encouraging POSITIVITY is generally a nice gesture BUT at times it can cause more harm than good❌❌❌

Point is, POSITIVITY is an attitude that depends on the context.  Therefore, its misapplication may lead to FALSE POSITIVITY.  WHEN the situation warrants, there is simply nothing wrong with a positive outlook WHEN a situation warrants.  YET, there are times of genuine sadness OR distress that are simply NOT compatible with an overly optimistic attitude, especially, WHEN that attitude seems forced.  In short, that's misplaced optimism❎❎❎

Our takeaway:  WHAT's essential is for us to be able to distinguish genuine POSITIVITY from false POSITIVITY.  Some people are naturally optimistic and can see the POSITIVE aspects of any situation OR be inclined to use their NEGATIVE experiences as learning opportunities.  And the truth is, regardless if WHETHER we are more optimistic than others OR NOT, a genuine POSITIVE attitude can help us deal with difficulties.  WHETHER POSITIVITY is contagious enough, let us be sharp and incisive that such POSITIVITY is NOT misplaced😡😡😡