A group of elderly Jewish men meet every Wednesday in Boca Raton for a coffee and a chat. They drink their coffee and then sit for hours discussing the world situation. Usually, their discussion is very negative.
One day, Moshe surprises his friends by announcing, loud and clear, “You know what? I’ve now become an optimist.”
Everyone is totally shocked and all conversation dries up.
But then Sam notices something isn’t quite right and he says to Moshe, “Hold on a minute, if you’re an optimist, why are you looking so worried?”
Moshe replies, “Do you think it’s easy being an optimist?”
From Oy! The Ultimate Book of Jewish Jokes, by David Minkoff