Quote of my life

2011-03-31


"Whether a glass is half full or half empty depends on the attitude of the person looking at it."


"How do you see the glass - half full or half empty?" Personally, I always try to see and think of things in a positive light. So, I look at the glass 'half full.'


A popular idiom in the U.S. is "Is the glass half empty or half full?" I have grown up since childhood hearing that expression, and it always makes me stop to think about how each person perceives differently about the same topic or event. Perception is unique to every individual and is one's interpretation of reality.


This expression, which is part of the longer quotation I stated above, indicates that a particular situation could be a cause for optimism (half full) or pessimism (half empty); or as a general thought to simply determine if an individual is an optimist or a pessimist. The purpose of the question is to demonstrate that the situation may be seen in different ways depending on one's point of view, and that there may be opportunity in the situation as well as trouble.


【注目ワード】
positive light= positive way
idiom= expression, saying
perceive=think
interpretation=meaning, perception
determine=decide
point of view=personal approach


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