An eternal perspective enables us to see clearly; a temporal perspective clouds the truth.

An optimist said to a pessimist, “Isn’t this a bright, sunny day?”  The pessimist replied, “Yes, but if this heat spell doesn’t stop soon, all the grass will burn up.”

Two days later, the optimist said to the pessimist, “Isn’t this rain wonderful?”  The pessimist replied, “Well, if it doesn’t stop soon, my garden will wash away.”

The next day, the optimist invited the pessimist to go duck hunting. The optimist wanted to show off his new registered hunting dog that could do things no other dog could. The pessimist looked at the dog and said, “Looks like a mutt to me.”

At that moment, a flock of ducks flew over. The optimist shot one of the ducks and it fell in the middle of the lake. He snapped his fingers and his new dog ran after the duck. The dog ran out on the water, picked up the duck, and ran back on the water. The optimist took the duck from the dog’s mouth, turned to the pessimist, and said, “What do you think of my dog now?”  The pessimist replied, “Dumb dog—can’t even swim!”

An eternal perspective enables us to see clearly; a temporal perspective clouds the truth.