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RE: Glass Half Empty Or Half Full?
I think you are right @glenalbrethsen a half filled glass is both half full, and half empty.
And in most cases, an empty glass will be filled with something, some time in the future after it is emptied.
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Yep.
I suppose when we're young, and think everything good in our lives has to happen now, that we can look at the surface of things and make a judgment call. But really, that's not how life is. It's in a constant state of commotion, so limiting it to a snapshot in time is a big disservice. The whole concept of the half empty or half full glass is flawed from the start. So much more to living life and navigating through it. :)
I tend to think that over time, everything in life is bittersweet (i.e. a cup that's Half-empty & Half-full).
Sometimes the sweet part of something is over emphasized, and sometimes the bitter part is over emphasized, but given enough time, everything that is "Sweet", will eventually be followed by a bitter aftertaste - and visa-versa.
Now that I know this... I think I will do much better in life.
A lot of my earlier hardship in life was caused by chasing the sweet and expecting that I could get rid of the bitter aspects of life - doesn't work.
A balanced life that is bittersweet, is the best case scenerio in my opinion, and it's actually REAL!