Am I a pessimist?

Was reflecting on BART the other morning, and originally said the following about myself, that 'I'm moving farther and farther away from peace and happiness'. But, as I wrote it down in my journal, I realized that in many ways, more universally, I could say that about about everything and everyone. 

We, and everything, are moving farther and farther away from peace and happiness. 

And in terms of movement and the time parameters of growth and change;

We, and everything, are moving farther and farther away from peace and happiness faster. 

And for at least this week, I don't really think I'm being a pessimist.