Seek Truth.
Skeptics get a bad wrap. Like Bob, I worked with another individual who was a truth-seeker. I'll call this individual, Truth.
Truth was an optimist in the sense that Truth desired for quality, the right thing to be done, and believed a more honest world was a better world. I agree.
Like Bob, Truth was often misunderstood for being skeptical, dark, and scary.
Skepticism gets a bad rap. Too often, we dismiss skeptics as being "negative," nay-sayers, dark-minded, but they're not. They're truth-seekers.
The skeptics, truth-seekers, in your life want to see you do the right thing for yourself. A skeptic desires you to consider all the facts, operate with integrity, be real enough to admit your faults, and earnest enough to do better next time.
Don't discount the truth-seekers.
People like Truth, similar to Bob, bring meaning to your life. If you're reading - thank you, Truth.