This post will be inspired by Dostoyevsky.
Every day life is so bitterly real, tangible, and mundane to me that when I think about the future, the very thought fills me with immense joy and a multitude of unimaginable scenarios, and in each of them, I try to see only the positives. Of course, I know that many times I wrote here, on the www.adammazek.com website, that I usually try to cherish the present moment, without overthinking the unreachable past, and without expectations regarding the unknown future (after all, there is an infinite number of scenarios for the future). It is true. Still, it is simply not possible to avoid analyzing the past or planning the future.
I often wonder if I am an optimist or a pessimist regarding the future.
I would say that I am a cautious optimist. In general, there are an infinite number of scenarios for our lives and the future of our planet. No matter how far my mind would walk through my imagination, no matter what scenario I choose, I always end up with immense joy. Why? It is because, for me, it is the process that counts. The road ahead, the days that are ahead of me, are the most important. They give me a lot of joy, and I do not think or worry about whether I will hit the tree along the way or sink into the flowing river that is ahead of me. After all, the only sure thing is death.
No matter which way we choose, no matter what we do with our lives, we will all end up with death. Such thinking gives me a proper perspective on my current time.
It makes current problems seem less special than I tend to imagine. I decided to read Dostoyevsky’s letters to remind myself of the events that occurred during the famous Russian writer’s life. The truth is that I want to be inspired by Dostoyevsky. I remember that when I was reading it in 2013, I was simply glad I was born in Poland in 1985. Today, I am simply delighted that I also reached the 3rd of August, 2025 (it was the day when I wrote this text), and I see the future with bright lights, because life, in its very essence, is beautiful and exciting, even if it sometimes seems too mundane and dull. Also, knowing that no matter what I do in my life, I will finish with death, makes me somewhat relieved and gives me a proper perspective on my current problems.
