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The Optimist Introduction
How Optimistic Are You? Meet Mr. Mellows. His a man of great success, strong opinions and bold decisions. But who is he really? A young reporter sets out to find out the answer with a surprising result.I hope you enjoy reading "The Optimist", which recently won the [...]
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The Optimist 1
Mr. Mellows squirms his 6-foot 5-inch hulk onto a flimsy wooden chair. The low tabletop presses down on his knees. A bare 40-watt fluorescent light in the center of the ceiling flickers from the ceiling in the barren room; brown stains mar the blond, dusty hardwood floor. The gray paint on the walls is [...]
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The Optimist 2
The reporter clenches his jaw. “You asked for a neutral site without publicity. You didn’t want me to come to your house or office or restaurant. A commercial real estate agent let me use this place. It’s a dump, but it’s the best I could do.” “I like it,” responds Mr. Mellows, who finally [...]
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The Optimist 3
The reporter doesn’t answer. He asks, “Didn’t that create insecurity for the senior people?” “Are you kidding? Equality is a great thing. It gives everyone the same opportunity.” When the reporter hears “equality” and “opportunity” his eyes shine. Mr. Mellows continues. “Everybody wins. I coordinated the show, like a…a….manager of a baseball team. Yes, [...]
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The Optimist 4
“Good question. I always had a weak spot for science, I guess because of my father, but mainly I saw it as another way to make a buck. I figured I could get support for anything scientific if people thought they would benefit from the results. They forget about the gap between the science [...]