Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?

Mar 12, 2007 22:36

Got this out of a book I've been reading and it struck a cord in me...

It's a response to a comment about the old image of the optimist and the half full glass.

"Is it not the so-called optimist who is truly the pessimist? For had he not expected the cup to be completely empty, he would not rejoice at its being half full. THe so-called pessimist, on the other hand, is disappointed, since his expectation was for a measure overbrimming - thus he is in truth the optimist." ~ Cecilia Dart-Thornton
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