Does anybody know at what point
CAUTION turns to CYNICISM?
I mean...can you ever be TOO cautious? Does questioning ones motives always mean your a cynic? At what point does it become unhealthy? Ever?? Hmmmmm, just wondering.....I mean, cynicism is when you believe that no act has a selfless motive....but what if you can acknowledge selfless acts/motives when they come....are you still a cynic?? 
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Caution = knowledge of danger!
Cynicism = grumpy not trusting people, and "C" = people not wanting to be with certain people then looking for fault begins, but the biggest thing is "C" = competition turning to "C" when the going gets tough in jobs, athletics, BF/GF interest where there's a love triangle and the "other" got the "prize"!
I'm sure there's way more things that qualify for "C"! But just to name a few.
Just like anything, for example fire. Fire can warm you, dispose of some forms of rubbish, etc, so while it is in check and controlled by somebody, it is a wonderful servant. But it is a terrible master and consumes everything when it breaks free of control and becomes the master.
So to is our emotions and mind-sets. While we control them, they serve us well. We all get down at times and suspicious at at times. But it is when these emotions and mind-sets take over and control us that they become horrible masters of us, preventing us from taking the calculated, risks (using wisdom of course) that we must take to grow, and to love others.
I believe it is a balancing act. These emotions and thoughts and that intuition is there for a purpose and should be considered, but in conjunction with researched information that we need to use to make a final decision.
Cynicism is a mind-set. It can be controlled, but often it controls those who let it. This is sad, because it will take away from them life and opportunities to love.
I think there may be a formula
CAn + CRn = CY (n / 2)
CA = Caution ( n being the amount of caution where 1 is little and 10 is most)
CR = Criticism ( n being as above)
CY = Cynicism ( again n being as above)
Caution is always a good thing, unless we've become 'so cautious that we've stopped ourselves from acting in our own certain best interest' so, I'll (cautiously ;-) ) suggest 'caution' with an n value of 3 or less than 3 is possibly helpful to us
Criticism well, it CAN be a good thing, and we have at times to think critically (as opposed to emotion so again (and open to your criticism for this ;) ) I'll 'cautiously suggest' that criticism with an n value of 3 or less than 3 is OK
Cynicism, can be seen as the cumulative result of the combination of these two factors so,
And again, I'll cautiously suggest that the lower the CY n figure is theat the less cynical a person is
Tammy - ultra cautious as she has had her heart broken many times so she scores CA of 6, She's a perfectionist and has a CR score of 8
Result - CY of (14 / 2) ie 7
So Tammy is fairly , suspicious sorta girl and expects little good from others
Sabrina - happy go lucky sort a gal, adventurous 'throw caution to the winds' sporty outdoor type who always expects good things
CA =1
She accepts people for who and how are they are, likes pretty much everyone and is well liked herself
CR = 1
Her CYn then is CA 1 CR 1 = Cy (2 / 2) = 1
Of course this is horribly oversimplified but I;m sure some techno whizz will rattle off an appa taking into account variables such as age, astrological sign ( virgos tend to be perfectionists Saggis more accepting etc) gender, subject material concerning which the CY score is sought ( people are more cynical about politicians and love than they are about fluffy ducklings etc)
Disclaimer: This post does not constitute psychological advice and readers agree not to sue me if they follwo or misfollw the formula given.
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