Write about the world in a way that comforts you.

I have seen people who cannot watch the news, people who do not want to think about the negative people around them, and others who cannot look at blood. Similarly, there are those who like to see the world as a place of solidarity and love and can bring examples of that, those who like to see laughter and humor, and those who like to see the world as a place where things just continue as they are. Write about the world in the way you like to see it.

There is no single truth or single meaning to this world, so you are not lying to yourself when you are optimistic or pessimistic. Different perceptions of the world can be given, and all can be correct.

There is some research behind this too: across a two-year study of more than 2,000 people, believing that the world is fundamentally good was statistically associated with living longer. As with any finding like this, it's a link found across a population, not a guarantee for any one person — but it's a small piece of evidence that this way of seeing the world isn't just comforting, it may genuinely be good for you.

For instance

On the bus this morning three strangers helped a mother fold her stroller, all at once, without a word. The world keeps quietly cooperating like that, everywhere I look for it.
The market was full of people laughing, bargaining, tasting olives. Ordinary life hums along, warm and stubborn.

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