A group of elderly, retired men gather each morning at a cafe in Tel Aviv. They drink their coffee and sit for hours discussing the world situation.
Given the state of the world, problems with the Palestinians, the Iranian nuclear threat — their talks are usually depressing.
One day, one of the men startles the others by announcing, “You know what? I am an optimist.”
The others are shocked, but then one of them notices something fishy.
“Wait a minute! If you’re an optimist, why do you look so worried?”
“You think it’s easy being an optimist?!”