Half full or half empty?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p>“<span word="With">With</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="us">us</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brighter">brighter</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="niece">niece</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p>“<span word="More">More</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thirds">thirds</span>. “<span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="more">more</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brim">brim</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> – <span word="She">She</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="gulps">gulps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="cute">cute</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="niece">niece</span> <span word="had">had</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="formulated">formulated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="more">more</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span>”. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="merrier">merrier</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="formulated">formulated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>”, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Warren">Warren</span> <span word="Buffet">Buffet</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="them">them</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="fellas">fellas</span>), <span word="half">half</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.</p>
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