Idealism: A curse?

People are encouraged to be positive about the world they live in. For the mind to think differently, a positive approach is necessary. This is beneficial for individuals to progress in life. But, nowadays, this is viewed as a curse. Positive attitudes means becoming an idealist on a whole host of things. This creates a problem in the world that we live in.

The world of today has evolved in thinking. Rational Reality is the mode of thought among individuals in society. Reality is oriented around Money and on status, thus eliminating even small individual gains. Simplicity is being thrown out, and in comes complexity to make human beings devoid of goodness and clarity. Rational Reality reduces Idealism into something that is desirable but not attainable.

The last statement effectively is to curb Idealistic thought in an individual. Nowadays, if you ask a person how good the world is, he will not only refute the good but will state that it is bad. The World is a Bad place to live, because reality says that there is no such thing as a wider good.

Reality and Idealism, due to their different dynamics, cannot coexist in this world. Either you are a realist interested in personal gains or you are an idealist who loses out in this world and has to manage with small instances of happiness. It can be argued that Reality is a practical form of Idealism. But, the thing that goes against both these terms is their vague nature.

Idealism might be a curse in the world of today. But, looking at the conflicts and the evils that rational reality throws up in a life of an individual, it may persist for some time. The change has to come from individuals, but it is going to be a long drawn process, one that may take generations.