I am a hopefulist: I’m not pessimistic enough to be a realist, I’m not ignorant enough to be an idealist, and I’m not impractical enough to be a dreamer. I am driven by the hope that observing and exposing reality as I perceive it will allow me and others around me to work practically towards a more ideal reality. The key to my effectiveness as a hopefulist is my perception. If my perception is skewed, then my reason will not appeal to the minds of my audience and spark emotion in their hearts, and all will be for naught. But I do believe in my mind and feel in my heart that I am on the right path, for otherwise I would not commit my thoughts in writing. I can only hope, after all.