in the end of the day (as we have noted) there are three basic premises – the premise of "all is good," the premise of "all is bad" and the truth (it depends) As the Rambam states, the problem when "all is good" (which is why we may have this premise, as we see thank G-d in secure democratic countries etc.) is that people lack courage; like sheep they will follow the loudest voice (as we see in how societal norms shift – for effectively like a person sleeping a hammock, they simply don’t want to lift a hand) the second state (based on anxiety and fear) is of course a negative state – but the third state is the ultimate state, namely, when we begin to both discern and courageously act