Is Jean-Paul Sartre’s definition of existentialism pessimistic?

Jean-Paul Sartre, commonly referred to as the father of Existentialist philosophy, may not be the first guy who questioned our being and existence, but he is definitely one of the profound pioneers in forming and presenting the belief that there is no higher meaning and everything is ultimately absurd, the belief that we now refer to as Existentialism. Many people think the existentialism that Sartre defined is pessimistic. I believe and will argue that not only it is not pessimistic, but is exactly the opposite; believing in existentialism as I shall discuss later on may lead us to better form our way of living.

A question that humankind has had for thousands of years is “what is the purpose of my existence in this world?”. Since the origin of the human race, men have tried to come up with an answer to this question. Some believe that there’s a godly plan behind all of this and the world we live in is a preparation for the afterlife; all the religions and many of the philosophers have given their response and people have chosen and abided by one of those beliefs either of their own free will or of force. Among those beliefs, Existentialists seem to have given one of the bleakest answers. WWII and the horrific events that happened in that period made many people doubt the moral deity and the existence of a greater being. Jean-Paul…