In being realistic we do not always have to be pessimistic. Christ never blinked his eyes at bad things. But he never became so obsessed with human evil that he lost faith in man.
Our ground of hope is that God does not weary of mankind.
The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.
What makes greatness is starting something that lives after you.
Balance the bad news of life with the good news of Christ.
Give the best you have to the highest you know... and do it now.