There is something to be said about living a
simple life based on the concept of gratefulness.
There is also something to be said about the perception of the glass being half full or half empty . . . the attitude associated with this perception of reality drives attitude.
Doesn't it?
When it comes down to it, this traditional philosophical saying divides the optimists from the pessimists, opportunity versus doom and gloom . . . and on and on and on . . .
The concept of simply being grateful that the glass exists and that there is something in it can be interpreted as neither positive or negative. Simply being grateful can be seen as an alternate way of pondering the timeless question of the glass and life in general.
Here are some of those concepts for your consideration:
The worrier frets that the remaining half will evaporate by next morning.
The fanatic thinks the glass is completely full, even though it isn't.
Whether it is or not is in the eye of the beholder, isn't it?
Some will see a dirty glass, dump out the water and put the dried glass away in the cupboard.
Others will see the glass going from full to empty depending on the circumstances, and reminds the drinker that he can always fill the glass when he wishes.
Or can he?
The auditor first checks whether the empty half is material and then designs the audit procedures to obtain sufficient evidence to conclude that the glass is indeed empty.
The physicist says that the glass is not empty at all - it is half-filled with water and half-filled with air ~ hence, fully filled on the whole!
The research scientist says that following initial observation and testing a working hypothesis for further research is: "The glass is both half full and half empty," and that these findings warrant further investigation with a more representative sample of glasses and contents, which may or may not be liquid.
The obsessive compulsive postpones the question until the level is checked, and checked again, and again, and again . . .
He also never comes to a conclusion!
The co-dependent hurries to fill your glass, but not so completely that you would spill it and upset you.
The politician says that under the last government the glass was half-empty, and becoming emptier, but thanks to his own party's new leadership, the glass is definitely now half-full, and becoming fuller; but if the other party were to return to power, the glass would once again undoubtedly empty rapidly.
HUH??? Typical politician!
The opportunist says, "Thanks, folks! While you were debating it, I drank it."
Doesn't this illustrate how different people see the same situation in different ways?
I think the opportunist had the best perception of the glass, although I prefer to be grateful I have the glass and there is something in it!
What do you think?
