佛教不是乐观，不是悲观，而是中观。所谓中观，就是如实观照世间实相，真诚面对，不自欺，不逃避。
Buddhism is neither optimism nor pessimism, but the middle way, which means true contemplation and illumination of things as what they really are, facing up to them with sincerity rather than self-delusion or evasion.