Here's the thing. You can't not be an optimist when you're working in the development sector. The very word aims to drag you in the complete opposite direction of where pessimism resides. Having said that, all idealism and no reality check will pretty much always bite you in the bum. This article did a really good job of articulating just that.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/opinion/brooks-sam-spade-at-starbucks.html?_r=3
At some point I will attempt to analyse and place this article in the Indian context, but for now copy pasting it is all my lazy self is allowing me to do.
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