In The Midst Of Hardship

At dawn they returned home

their soaky clothes torn

and approached the stove

their limbs marked by scratches

their legs full of wounds

but on their brows

there was not a sign of despair.

The whole day and night just passed

they had to brave the horrendous flood

in the water all the time

between bloated carcasses

and tiny chips of tree barks

desperately looking for their son's

albino buffalo that was never found.

They were born amidst hardship

and grew up without a sigh or a complain

now they are in the kitchen, making

jokes while rolling their cigarette leaves.

-Latiff Mohidin.

Optimists have a tendency to make lemons out of lemonade, and to then see the glass as half-full when it's half-empty. 
Some optimists consistently ascribe benevolent motives to others and interpret situations in the best possible light, others simply disassociate their internal mood from external circumstances, no matter how sticky. -PsychologyToday.com