op·ti·mism
[op-tuh-miz-uh
m]
noun
1.
a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
2.
the belief that good ultimately predominates over evil in the world.
3.
the belief that goodness pervades reality.
4.
the doctrine that the existing world is the best of all possible worlds.
These are pics of a high school I visited a few days ago. I was struck by the overtly institutional quality of the place and as I wandered around I kept asking, 'Is this a reform school or something?' No, no, they assured me, this was just a typical high school.
'Really?' I asked, 'This is where adolescents spend their days in preparation of the greater world? To me it looks like a prison.'
'That's just because there are no kids here!', they said.'Look, there's a courtyard!'
'Oh yes, I see it- the prison courtyard with the indestructible tables and immovable umbrellas....', I answered. I stepped away from the group and tried to imagine myself as a student here. Although it was a large 'campus', it felt closed and oppressive.
My eye fell upon these sad, degraded, nearly painted over tiled columns.
Lovely. Hopeful. Innocent..
They made me think of candles in the wind...
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