I was at a dinner recently and talked to a very accomplished woman who, like many intelligent people I know, was pessimistic about the future. In fact, when we took a poll of people at dinner on who was "very optimistic," "optimistic," "pessimistic," or "very pessimistic," I was the only one who was "very optimistic" (am I just deluding myself???).
And she mentioned that because she was so pessimistic about the future, her and her husband decided not to have kids. They did not feel right about bringing kids into this world.
That comment really made me think. I had never heard of that. Do you know other people that feel that way??