Emotions of Our Self Image

I listened to a French political scientist on the radio the other day. In his French way to approach the subject he talked about three Geo-political emotions governing global politics and economy. The dominant emotion in the Muslim world is humiliation, in Asia a strong belief in the future and in the western world, including Europe and North America fear. He may well be right but it occurred to me that you and I can choose how we view ourselves and our prospects in the world regardless of our geographical residence. How would you choose?