the shadow of life

The shadow of life can be ever present or rarely seen at all in ones life. I believe it is a matter of perspective. I hope I will always have a good outlook on life. Yet at times I need to be more cautious. Not Naive. That way maybe I see people for who they are. sometime you get hurt by people and not know why. Sometimes you assume the best in a person and then your actions cause others to be hurt. I worry about judging people, but I need to just seeing people for who they are: people. I need to be careful in this area, so that I am not putting others or myself in a position to be hurt. optimism is Good but too much of anything is bad. Balance.