So I decided to repost this, my piece of a conversation on Facebook, about the "glass is half full or empty" arguement...
Optimism leads you to believe the glass is always half full when observing a glass which is 50% capacitated with liquid. However, baselessly expecting to be satisfied by one half the capacity of a container of arbitrary dimensions is an irrelevant quality. The contents of the glass are always relative to the observer and his condition. If the glass has the correct amount of liquid to quench one's thirst, but the liquid is tainted, it may as well be completely empty. And if it is sufficient and clean and quenches one's thirst, the problem arises of refilling the glass.
There is no bright or solid future in reckless optimism. Such a point of view is an oblivious hedonistic shroud of infatuation with gathering current positivities.
Pessimism however has the potential to build preparedness. Knowledge and criticism of the glass and its contents will create a truer perception of the adequacy of the liquid therein. However, knowledge of a subject is also totally relative. What one does with this knowledge is what is important. Conservation of the liquid in anticipation of prematurely emptying the liquid, for example, would be a desirable action, creating perhaps more time for opportunity to refill the glass when needed. One may then need to use imagination to both conserve as well as seek to refill the glass.
Skepticism then again is another viewpoint one could take, wherein doubt about the contents of the glass would lead to tireless research of the glass, until either the observer decides it is unknowable how much liquid or how sufficient the amount, or the liquid finally evaporates and knowledge of its quality is absurd. Adventure breeds imagination and vice versa. One must choose and take risks.
There is always hope for future comfort, but only experience can give value and meaning to the world and life, whether past, present, or future... But then we're getting into wills, representation, and nihilism. This post is more than long enough.
Besides, we all know the only consequence of the fullness of a glass is the angle at which you need to tip it to pour liquid out. Unless you have a straw.
